It's Valentine's Week and our friends at Career Builder have conducted some scientific research
into the frequency of workplace romance broken down by industry. While
the workplace remains a reliable (if fraught) place to meet a potential
partner, there are some lines of work that are particularly conducive to
office romance. Looking for love? Here are the nine industries with the
most relationships among co-workers. Can you guess which is number-one?
Hint: It's not accounting. 9. Business Services
"Business
services" usually entail things like HR consultation and on-the-job
training. But employees in this industry could also teach you a thing or
two about romance. It's a blossoming venue for workplace relationships.
Employees who have dated co-workers: 26 percent
8. Healthcare
Turns out life at a hospital is exactly how they make it look on Grey's Anatomy. Stressful situations can bring people closer, and sometimes they bring them very close, indeed.
Employees who have dated co-workers: 32 percent
7. Manufacturing
If you can
build a robot, building a healthy relationship must be simple by
comparison. The manufacturing industry is another growing place for
office relationships--just be careful when you're making goo-goo eyes at
each other, or somebody could lose a finger.
Employees who have dated co-workers: 35 percent
6. Retail
If
proximity breeds romance, that's especially true of the retail
industry, where there's no escaping a run-in with your crush (or fling)
on the sales floor. Also, some people just look really great in smocks.
Employees who have dated co-workers: 35 percent
5. Financial Services
Banks may not get a lot of love these days, but what's going on inside
the banks is another story. Financial services brings us to the top
five most romantic industries, making it a great place to ask for a loan
on someone's heart.
Employees who have dated co-workers: 38 percent
4. Transportation
Usually,
the limo driver rolls up the partition to tune out the clients carrying
on in back. But is something else going on in the front seat too? The
transportation industry provides ample opportunity to start an office
romance, whether you're a cab driver or subway conductor, giving whole
new meaning to the phrase "tunnel of love."
Employees who have dated co-workers: 42 percent
3. Information Technology
I
guess it only follows that if you already have massive amounts of data
stored on your users and employees, it's that much easier to make an
informed choice about who you want to go out with. #datingmyboss
Employees who have dated co-workers: 46 percent
2. Utilities
Sometimes
love is described as being like a burst of electricity to the heart,
but we didn't think we were supposed to interpret that literally. The
utilities sphere is the number-two ranking industry for workplace
romances, making it an excellent bet for those looking to hook up.
Employees who have dated co-workers: 51 percent
1. Leisure and Hospitality
Maybe
it's something in the coffee. Maybe it's just the fact that when you
work at a hotel off-season, people are going to put some of those empty
rooms to use. Or maybe bellhop uniforms are just a massive turn-on.
Whatever the case, the leisure and hospitality industry comes in at
number one--what kind of "hospitality" are we talking about here, guys?
Employees who have dated co-workers: 57 percent
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