The return to the office may be slow, but workplace romance is still flourishing.
According to a survey by Resume Builder that evaluated the prevalence of remote office romances, 33% of the group (1,250 self-identified remote workers) said they had started a romantic relationship with someone they met remotely. Were.
“Remote work is still a place where people are starting romantic relationships,” the resume builder said in a blog post about the survey, which was conducted in early February.
The survey included romances with other co-workers, clients or investors. Co-workers clocked in at 23%. Of that, 45% were between managers and direct reports, the blog post added.
Virtual workplaces represent a huge culture shift, and this includes how workers perceive harassment — virtual workplaces with fewer people may be less formal in tone, according to The New York Times.
A DEI expert told the outlet in 2021, “Since the beginning of the pandemic, employees have felt that the online environment is the Wild West, where traditional rules do not apply.”
The resume builder noted this issue in the survey, noting that more women than men reported experiencing sexual harassment in remote environments.
“Unfortunately, working remotely may give bad actors more opportunity or confidence to sexually harass other employees,” said Stacy Haller, chief career advisor at Resume Builder, in the post.
More men in the survey reported that they had started relationships at work, 41% versus 25%.
The survey focused on people who had worked remotely for at least six months in the past three years.