Greece, the Netherlands, and Spain might be the best places to go if you want to date a co-worker, but the United States is the place to be if you want to end up married to a co-worker, according to a recent survey.
CareerBuilder.com and its subsidiary Jobbguiden.se conducted a survey about office romances among workers in 7 countries--Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The survey found that Greek workers (66 percent) were the most likely to admit having an office romance. Workers in Greece were followed by workers in:
- The Netherlands (51 percent)
- Spain (46 percent)
- Sweden (40 percent)
- The United Kingdom (40 percent)
- The United States (40 percent)
- Germany (28 percent)
The survey also asked respondents whether they had dated a co-worker in a higher position. Workers in Spain (58 percent) were the most likely to admit such a relationship. Workers in Spain were followed by workers in :
- The Netherlands : 41 percent (Men: 41 percent, Women: 38 percent)
- Greece : 38 percent (Men: 40 percent, Women: 34 percent)
- The United States: 27 percent (Men: 20 percent, Women: 37 percent)
- Sweden: 25 percent (Men: 19 percent, Women: 32 percent)
- Germany: 24 percent (Men: 18 percent, Women: 30 percent)
- The United Kingdom: 22 percent (Men: 14 percent, Women: 30 percent)
Workers in the Netherlands (93 percent) are the least likely to say they had to keep their work relationships secret, followed by workers in Spain (77 percent), Germany (70 percent), the UK (69 percent), U.S. (66 percent), Greece (62 percent) and Sweden (57 percent).





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