Office romances and how they start

Career Builder just released its annual survey on office romances. And if you’re alone this Valentine’s Day, you might want to think about staying late tonight . . . because it’s the most common way relationships at work start.

12% of people who’ve dated a coworker say it started because of a late night at work. Having drinks after work, and running into each other outside of work tied for second with 10% . . . lunch was third with 9% . . . and another 9% said it was love at first sight.

Here are six more stats from the survey . . .

1. 37% of us have dated a coworker at least once.

2. 33% of office romances eventually lead to marriage. Which seems high, but they asked the same question last year, and it was 30%.

3. 23% of people who’ve dated a coworker say it was someone in a higher position than them.

4. 33% had to keep their relationship secret.

5. 17% of office relationships involve someone who’s already married.

6. And 5% of people who’ve dated a coworker had to leave their job because of it.



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