It’s 31 October Halloween has arrived. And in keeping with the holiday of horror, CV-Library has sourced the most sinful office scandals that have been committed by British employees.
According to the research from the job site, 37.6 per cent of workers have lied to their boss, while a third have said they actively ignore rules that have been outlined by their employer.
That’s not all though, destroying any chance of team-building, 31 per cent said they have lied to colleagues and, threatening any chance of customer loyalty, 18.2 per cent have been rude to clients.
The disobedient office scandals get worse though, as 12.3 per cent have confessed to getting colleagues in trouble, 7.1 per cent have taken credit for the work of another and 4.1 per cent has purposely misled a peer to make them do a bad job.
According to CV-Library MD and founder Lee Biggins, it shouldn?t be a surprise that these office scandals arise from workers who feel the need to rebel, given the amount of time employees are required to spend in the workplace.
Although these offenders are not true of every workplace, it’s clear that some workers are knowingly acting inappropriately, and clearly aren?t afraid of the consequences,” Biggins said.
But, whilst white lies or taking credit for other’s work may seem harmless, there could be bigger repercussions down the line. We often joke that rules are made to be broken, but if you want to do well in your job, and move ahead in your career, it’s best to keep it professional at all times.
While the above could be deemed “harmless?, continue on the next page, where CV-Library highlighted the ten most disgraceful office scandals that workers confessed to selected from its survey of 1,300 employees.
The top ten of disgraceful office scandals
(1) John, an IT consultant from Manchester
After months of putting up with an obnoxious boss, I placed my resignation letter with a knife on his desk and very calmly said; I found this in my back…I think it’s yours!”
(2) Ryan, a sales manager from Bristol
“I once slept with a customer behind a stage whilst a conference was taking placeAnd we got caught.”
(3) Michelle, an advertising executive from London
“There was a heatwave, but my boss said we weren?t allowed to take any holiday, so I lied and told her that I was attending a funeral so that I could have a few days off in the nice sunny weather.
(4) Jack, a shop assistant from Liverpool
“My boss had been annoying me so I fed him laxatives one morning and left after lunch for him to run the shop on his own. To this day he still thinks he caught a random stomach bug.
(5) Mike, a waiter from Edinburgh
“I tried to play a practical joke on my colleague by putting a bucket of water on the staff room door, but it was my boss who ended up with water all over her new dress.
(6) Lucy, a retail assistant from Brighton
A customer was looking for a dress in a particular size but I wanted it for myself so I lied to her and pretended we didn?t have it in stock.
(7) Jake, a recruitment consultant from Lincoln
“It was near the end of the month and I was poor so I stole loads of stationary and catering supplies for a party that I was hosting at the weekend.
(8) Ben, a project manager from Bournemouth
“Things got rather heated with a colleague he was really winding me up so I threw a stapler at him in rage!?
(9) Katie, a finance assistant from Newcastle
“I once did lines of cocaine off of my manager’s desk”he wasn?t there and I obviously never told him what I got up to.
(10) Howard, a construction worker from Essex
?Had a number two in my work mates tool box?when you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go!?
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