Four in ten workers would rather see a colleague made redundant than take a pay cut themselves, a new survey shows.
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| Quote: A total of 38 per cent of workers admitted that they would prefer for a colleague to lose their job than to have their own pay packet reduced. The ruthless approach of a large proportion of employees highlights how money is the main motivating factor in the workplace for many people, according to Officebroker.com, the office space company that carried out the survey. The survey also found that caffeine was shown to be more of a priority for office staff than saving the environment. Despite most large companies launching green initiatives to increase the environmental awareness of their staff, almost six in ten of the 500 workers polled said they rather sacrifice green initiatives than lose the coffee machine at work. When asked what sacrifice they would be prepared to make in the office if they were forced to make one, almost half of the workers said that they would be prepared to cut back on lunch breaks. Giving up cigarette breaks came second, with 14 per cent of workers saying they would cut back on these. Just over one in ten workers said that they would sacrifice weekends off, while 8 per cent said they would give up a company car. Chris Meredith, head of sales at Officebroker.com, said that despite the high number of people who would rather lose a colleague than lose salary, six out of ten people said they would be happy to take a drip in earnings to save a colleague’s position. “Nearly two thirds of those polled said they would be willing to take a pay cut to keep somebody else in the job which shows just how important a good team ethic can be in the workplace,” said Mr Meredith. | |
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