The results, announced today, have found that nearly half (40%) of UK workers judge their colleagues on how their house looks over video conferencing.
Fortunately, of those who admit letting the appearance of their co-workers’ houses influence their opinion of them, 28% say they now view their co-workers more favourably. Still, it might be an incentive to do some decorating and tidying up, as 12% of respondents said the state of their co-workers’ house negatively influenced their judgements.
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Furthermore, of the 1,000 people interviewed, a quarter said looking professional on video conferencing calls has made them view their co-workers more favourably. Perhaps counter-intuitively, video conferencing has also made a quarter of respondents feel they know their colleagues better and therefore appreciate them more (25%).
Interestingly, women seemed to be less concerned with these factors than men, with 61% saying they don’t feel they know their colleagues better and view them neither more or less favourably thanks to video conferencing, compared to 50% of men.
Other interesting findings include:
- Age groups:
- Older generations seem to be less concerned with what their co-workers house looks like, with 73% of people over 55 saying their opinion hasn’t changed, compared to 39% for 18-24 year olds and 52% for 25-34.
- Gender:
- Men were more likely to say they view their co-workers in a more positive light thanks to video conferencing because they feel they got to know them better (30% of males versus 20% of females)
- Women were less concerned with how their colleagues presented themselves professionally. 17% of men cited this as the reason they view their co-workers less favourably, compared to just 10% of women.
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