Workers want better-looking colleagues

[budafist]

Workers want better-looking colleagues, more natural light
11:18AM Thursday June 26, 2008

NEW YORK - A quarter of US workers complain of working in gloomy environments that they say could be improved with windows that open or better-looking colleagues, according to a survey released yesterday.

The workplaces considered depressing were cramped, noisy or smelly, had no natural light or poor ventilation or offered no privacy, according to a study conducted by Echo Research for Ambius, an interior landscaping and workplace design company.

According to the survey, 25 per cent of respondents complained of working in such unpleasant offices.

Looking at ways to improve their surroundings, 37 per cent of those surveyed chose windows that can be opened, 16 per cent chose brightly colored walls, 11 per cent said more attractive colleagues and 7 per cent opted for a more pleasant odour, the survey said.

Three-quarters said the environment has a substantial impact on employee happiness and motivation and, on average, a third said they would be more productive in a more attractive environment.

Three-quarters of workers also said office surroundings are important when considering potential employers.

The telephone survey was conducted for Ambius among a random sample of 426 US adults employed full-time between April 11 and April 14.

It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.75 percentage points.

Ambius' North American offices are based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and it is a division of Rentokil Initial.

- REUTERS

Surprise surprise.

[garricks]

37 per cent of those surveyed chose windows that can be opened
11 per cent said more attractive colleagues
So of course the headline is about the unattractive colleagues. BAD editor!

[budafist]

Isn't that good editing though? Made you read. ;)

I don't have windows that can be opened.

[garricks]

Nah, I read it because you posted it! You always find interesting things. :D

I have a window that opens, but I wouldn't want to 10 months out of the year. And if I forget and leave it open (it's wired) at 6 p.m. the burglar alarm would go off and I'd be in BIG trouble.

[D-Frag]

we have no windows in our office, but we do have plenty of beer....so i guess it evens out in the long run

[Kool]

What they didn't tell you was that all 11% worked at the same place. ;)

[garricks]

What they didn't tell you was that all 11% worked at the same place. ;)
'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.'
—Mark Twain, quoting Benjamin Disraeli

[Kristine65]

I'd rather work at a place that'll let me take my puppy with me...
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1448/googleworkplacegm0.jpg

... or let me play guitar hero, pool or wii on my 60minute lunch break (I only get 30min atm :()
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/9436/google600yy0.jpg

deeeeeesign heaven? Bloody oath! :D

[Jam]

we have no windows in our office, but we do have plenty of beer....so i guess it evens out in the long run

Do your collegues become nicer looking the more you drink?

[reuber1]

Amen on the better-looking colleagues part. Ugh...

[Randomhero]

I'd rather work at a place that'll let me take my puppy with me...
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1448/googleworkplacegm0.jpg

... or let me play guitar hero, pool or wii on my 60minute lunch break (I only get 30min atm :()
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/9436/google600yy0.jpg

deeeeeesign heaven? Bloody oath! :D

Now that is my kinda work place lol.

[martyng]

I'd like more attractive forum member please.

[budafist]

I'd love pets at work. Love it!

[Randomhero]

I'd like more attractive forum member please.

Might want to start here : http://forums.models.com/ :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

hmm ya have to pay to be a member there ... I bet we don't look so bad now do we?


:p :D

[John G]

I'd love pets at work. Love it!
As long as I could reserve the right to squish your dog under my foot when it started yapping uncontrollably when somebody walked in the door.

Rabbit poo is a no no as well.

[budafist]

Rabbit poo is good for your garden. It's easy to vacuum too :D

[John G]

not when you step it into the carpet >.<

Dogs also like them as treats. (well ours did) It followed the rabbits around like a pez dispenser.

[budafist]

Dogs also like them as treats. (well ours did) It followed the rabbits around like a pez dispenser.

lol. I didn't know that about dogs and bunny poop. Bunnies eat bunny poop but it's very good for them.

[frankster]

One of my old bosses had an old english sheep dog that used to ravenously eat horse crap. The dog had to be shaved to have short hair because it was always getting covered in poop (lived on a farm) and it would come bounding up to you, plant both front paws (that were usually covered in horse crap) on your chest and breath horse butt breath in your face. Other than that he was a sweet dog.

[budafist]

One of my old bosses had an old english sheep dog that used to ravenously eat horse crap. The dog had to be shaved to have short hair because it was always getting covered in poop (lived on a farm) and it would come bounding up to you, plant both front paws (that were usually covered in horse crap) on your chest and breath horse butt breath in your face. Other than that he was a sweet dog.

I liked that story. :)

I try to avoid kisses from Tofu after he's been eating poop.

[spendthrift]

I'd rather work at a place that'll let me take my puppy with me...
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1448/googleworkplacegm0.jpg

... or let me play guitar hero, pool or wii on my 60minute lunch break (I only get 30min atm :()
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/9436/google600yy0.jpg

deeeeeesign heaven? Bloody oath! :D
Which one is you?

[spendthrift]

The second picture is awesome to behold. :)

[garricks]

I'd actually prefer a couple thou more a year in salary to better-looking coworkers!

[PrintDriver]

You get lunch? What's that?
:(

[budafist]

I've just been told that there is a free morning tea shout this morning. For those that don't know, that is a small meal around 10am when you get a 15 minute break to have a munch. A free morning tea shout means that someone else is paying and provided the nourishment.

[Bladez]

not when you step it into the carpet >.<

Dogs also like them as treats. (well ours did) It followed the rabbits around like a pez dispenser.

lol my dog did that too...we also learned that if you put them in cookies you can pass them off as chocolate chips until someone takes a bite hahahaa.

[budafist]

lol my dog did that too...we also learned that if you put them in cookies you can pass them off as chocolate chips until someone takes a bite hahahaa.

*Reminds self never to eat Bladez's baking.

[Bladez]

can't say that I blame ya ;)

The only thing I bake well is myself.

[spendthrift]

I'd actually prefer a couple thou more a year in salary to better-looking coworkers!
lol yeah, we can go hanging out in a cafe post working hour for the better looking table-mate.

[Randomhero]

can't say that I blame ya ;)

The only thing I bake well is myself.

True story, I baked cookies this one time and forgot to add butter...........:o

[urstwile]

Where I work they tried to have a doggie day for different people. It worked really well, right up until one person (the person whose idea it was, ironically) brought in her mastiff/great dane mix. Sweet dog, but really young and not really well trained. Got the kibosh put on the whole deal after the dog bit someone (still a puppy, but a very, very BIG puppy). :(

Otherwise, it was fun having other people's dogs in the office.

[LeftBrain Artist]

I'd rather have ugly co-workers. You wouldn't be tempted to have affairs so you'd stay out of trouble, you'd look that much better elbow to elbow with some quasi-modos, and your co-workers would be more apt to keeping you around because your better looking - job security!

[Virgo Nightingale]

I'd love to bring my cat to work, except she has this thing about people using the computer: she gets jealous of someone manhandling something when those hands could be petting her instead. Same thing with eating. Any time me or my fiancé start to do something involving our hands, out she comes, meowing for attention. Bless her sweet but selfish little heart.

[Drorain]

the owner brings in his little terrier every so often...he's so well mannered and expectant. Hell sit and stare at you until you move to pat him, then he'll position himself closer or hop on your lap.

[PrintDriver]

Any time me or my fiancé start to do something involving our hands, out she comes, meowing for attention. Bless her sweet but selfish little heart.

That could be awkward at times...no?
;)

[garricks]

^^roflmao!

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao PD :D

[spendthrift]

I don't want to have colleagues whose their nose and lips are white ;)

I think better environment like casual and chumminess at workplace determines more than phisically better looking friends.

[Red Kittie Kat]

I'm not feeling the love spend lol

[Kristine65]

Which one is you?

Unfortunately, I'm not in those pics cause that's the offices of Google and I don't work there :(

[budafist]

I like casual too. I'm at a point that I can get away with anything :D

[Virgo Nightingale]

That could be awkward at times...no?
;)
Lucky for us (and her), she knows better than to interrupt in those situations. ;)

[Randomhero]

I like casual too. I'm at a point that I can get away with anything :D

Lol, casual is awesome, but if I had that much freedom I would probably not get anything done. I should learn some discipline.

[budafist]

I'm already disciplined, so this is good for me ;)