If you are planning to send your loved one a Valentines day present to their workplace, then think again! 21% of people would prefer that the celebration of Valentines Day and gifts sent are left to outside of work and would NOT want anything sent into their workplace.
Embarrassment, shame, discomfort, resentment are a few feelings that may erupt from gifts being received in the workplace. Whatever the reason though, there are a substantial number of people that have the same feelings!
On the other hand though, over 30% would enjoy having flowers sent to them at work. Out of the gifts mentioned, flowers were at the top of the list! Chocolates (25%) were the second most sought after and champagne (14%) the third.
Down the bottom of the list came Smellies (7%), Candles (3%) and Balloons (2%). As a result of this, if you were considering buying one of these, our advice would be not to bother and save your money!
So, what other little things can you do on Valentines Day that will not embarrass the hell out of your loved one and potentially irritate those around them? We think, save the gifts for the evening or get them out of the way early in the morning rather than sending them to the workplace. Use technology to communicate your love, whether this is by text, email or social media if you need to be in touch within working hours. How about taking them for lunch? Valentines Day is about showing your loved one that you love them, not shouting about it to the people around you, so consider keeping it personal rather than public. Get planning lovers!
With Valentines approaching, we have decided to research the most romantic careers around. Google describes romance as “a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love” so we thought about those careers that encompass these feelings.
Here are just some of the careers that we came up with….
Novelist
A novelist is someone who absorbs themselves in writing. Someone writing about love, relationships, marriage etc would definitely fall into the love zone!
Wedding planner
The most exciting time for relationships can be planning their big day so to be sharing this excitement of love can be quite romantic itself.
Chef/Waiter
Not all chefs and waiters would experience the romantic side that some do. We are considering those waiting in small intimate restaurants where couples are sharing a romantic meal and chefs would involve themselves in creating special romantic recipes with delicious smells and vibrant colours. Just thinking about this experience gets us all gooey and warm.
Marriage Counsellor
Being involved in working through problems may bring certain stress and upset, but when you witness improvements, love, emotions, this job can certainly shed some romance.
Dating website worker
Whatever the exact role, being part of bringing individuals together to meet for the first time is extremely romantic – you cannot argue with that!
Poet/Song writer/Lyricist
Expressing true feelings and romantic gestures encourages physical attraction and is sure to get sparks flying. Words can make people really fall in love!
Wedding photographer
Capturing special moments throughout a couples wedding day can create huge feelings of excitement and satisfaction around love for others.
Sommelier
Along with food, wine can be part of a romantic atmosphere, whether in the comfort of your own home or out for drinks or dinner. Being able to serve loved up couples their favourite drinks would also fall under one of our most romantic careers.
What creates love, romance and excitement around these feelings is different for everyone. These are the jobs we consider to bring a smile to our faces. Have we missed any other romantic careers that would make your heart jump? We would love to know. Please let us know here…..
So, with Valentines just under a month away, we are asking our visitors, what gift they would prefer to receive 'at work' from their loved one. Does anything come to mind? Champagne, chocolates, flowers?
To help us to gather data to find out what people prefer, CLICK HERE to cast your vote.....
Do not worry, if receiving gifts means you would die in your arms, we have an option for "Nothing". So, do tell us how you really feel :)
We have recently issued this press release highlighting our latest findings about office romances. Take a read here....
We have all watched an office romance brew, develop, fizzle out or indeed last. With them being such a common act in the workplace and Valentine’s Day around the corner, TipTopJob investigates how office romances end up.
TipTopJob surveyed over 1000 users to find out if office romances ended in long term love, a short term fling, they were left as friends or if it was the end of a once friendship. 52% of people have witnessed an office romance end in a fairy-tale with long term love and the couple remaining together happily.
The survey also found that a quarter witnessed short term flings, slightly more (23%) ended in an amicable friendship and 17% sadly saw the end a friendship all together.
Spokesperson, Corinne at TipTopJob commented, “Office romances are not uncommon. It is important if you are getting involved in such a romance that it is handled correctly as you do not want to end up without a job. It is easy to become unfocused when you are falling for someone. We have some tips in our Career Centre should you want some advice on dealing with a blossoming office romance yourself to make sure you handle it in the best way!”
In a recent survey conducted by TipTopJob, it was found that 20% of people have taken their office fling to the furthest step and had sex with another individual at work.
TipTopJob asked over 1000 respondents if firstly, they believed in love at the workplace and if office romances really exist. 54% believe so yet 46% do not.
Furthermore we looked at how far individuals have taken their office fling. On a sensible and reassuring note, 71% have never had an office fling and sadly no fling has developed into a relationship. On the other hand however, 6% have had a cuddle, 3% have had a kiss and more interestingly, 20% have actually had sex!
Stuart Rea, International Sales Director comments, “With Valentine’s Day this weekend, we thought it necessary to talk about workplace relationships and the extent of them.” He continues, “Funnily enough we have several ‘relationships’ going on in our office but no ‘office flings’ as far as we know at the moment! The day before Valentine’s Day this year is Friday 13th, unlucky for some, lucky for others. Will you get lucky this year?!? :) ”
Read the press release on our website:
https://www.tiptopjob.com/displaycontent/sectionid/27/contentid/1510_-20-have-had-sex-in-an-office-fling …
62% of the reserved UK workforce say they wont be sending a co-worker a Valentines Day card on Friday.
Over the last 2 weeks, we surveyed around 500 people to ask them if they were going to send a Valentines Day card or present to a co-worker or boss. There always seems to be some “fancying” going on in the office so we wanted to know if people take it to the next step and show their love openly or secretly to that special person. This survey suggests most people don't!
38% however say that they would send a card or present which is still quite a healthy proportion of people. Watch out on Friday as you could be that special person!!!!!