Brit's Gossip and Flirt too Much at Work???

[ForgottenTcklr]

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons spend more than 90 minutes a day gossiping, e-mailing friends and flirting and in the office, according to a survey published Friday.



In a typical working day, staff spend 54 minutes gossiping, 16 minutes flirting, 14 minutes surfing the Internet, nine minutes e-mailing friends and family and three minutes shopping online, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.


Contrary to the popular belief that women indulge more in idle chit-chat than men, the survey of 2,000 people by Halifax Share Dealings showed that both sexes spent almost the same amount of time gossiping.

 

[ForgottenTcklr]

Anybody got any guesses to how much Americans practice the same things at their occupations?

I am sure that us ugly Americans are not much better!

 

[amk714]

I don't know, FT. It's probably about the same in American offices. But what I find interesting is that both men and women gossip equally! Yet another stereotype disproven. 🙂

 

[ForgottenTcklr]

Good Call Amk,

I agree. I would have to say that I (as a guy) talk as much as the average woman. I would hope that I don't gossip at all really. Sometimes I do, but I try to aviod it!

But your right... the stereotype is disproven!