Office hygiene gone bad
Bottom Line: By now you likely know I’m cautious when it comes to germs. Some think I have a condition. I like to think I’m cautious. Regardless, it’s safe to say we’d generally be better off if more people were at least conscientious when it comes to hygiene. Especially when you see the person who bypasses the faucet on the way out of the recently used facility. New research shows how big of a deal workplace hygiene issues are for most of us. According to a study from Stratus Building Solutions, workplaces are often a little shop of horrors when it comes to hygiene. Among their findings...
- 33 percent complain of smelly colleagues in the office
- 61 percent say they have co-workers who never wash their hands after using the bathroom
- 90 percent plus say their productivity is compromised by a dirty office and/or poor hygiene
Yikes. We’re a generally gross society, aren’t we? These problems and others have proven to be such a determent to workplace success that a quarter of us have either left a job due to these types of issues or are considering doing so. At least in this moment I don’t feel so alone but here’s the thing. If 90% of us say productivity is impacted by dirty work spaces and/or coworkers... How many people aren’t looking in the mirror? Perhaps that’s the first place to start...