Forty-eight percent of people say they hang out with coworkers “once a quarter” or “never,” with sales people being the most sociable and people in finance being the least, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably.
People don’t socialize with their coworkers as often as you might assume. Twenty-six percent of people say they “never” socialize with their coworkers; 22% say they socialize once a quarter; 25% say they socialize once a month; 17% say they socialize once a week; and 10% say they socialize multiple times a week.
Women slightly more likely to say they “never” hang out with their coworkers. Twenty-eight percent of women say they never hang out with their coworkers vs. 25% of men.
Hispanic/Latino respondents socialize with coworkers the most. Thirty-one percent of people of Hispanic or Latino descent say they socialize with coworkers “once a week” or “multiple times a week” compared with 27% of people on average.
Hispanic/Latino
Sales is the most social; finance is the least. Thirty-three percent of people in sales roles say they socialize “once a week” or “multiple times a week.” That compares to 24% of people in finance.
Sales
Finance
The youngest workers are the most social. The rate of socialization declines with age. A sampling here:
18 to 25
51 to 55
The figures are as of Feb. 21 and include the responses of more than 10,000 people across the tech industry.
