Women are more likely to want to quit because of a coworker than men
We all know what it’s like to have a horrible coworker. But has working with that person ever made you want to leave your job altogether?
Forty-five percent of women and 33% of men say yes, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. The data comes from the responses of more than 1,000 people in the technology industry between March 2016 and Sept. 2017.
Workers in the prime of their careers are most likely to want to quit because of a coworker
Workers 18 to 25 reported some of the lowest rates of coworker aggravation, with 68% of them saying they do not work with someone who makes them want to quit. Workers on the older end of the spectrum agreed: 66% of those aged 56 to 60 said they do not work with someone who makes them want to quit.
Workers in the middle were much more likely to express frustration with their coworkers. The peak was for those aged 41 to 45, the time at which many people find themselves at or near the pinnacle of their careers: 60% of them said they do not work with a coworker who makes them want to quit (meaning 40% do).
Note: The sample size for workers 61 and up was statistically insignificant and therefore eliminated from the chart above.
People in admin and business development are most frustrated
Workers in admin and business development showed the highest rates of wanting to quit because of a coworker (50% and 47%, respectively, said they do not work with a coworker who makes them want to quit, meaning 50% and 53% do).
People in communications and HR roles were on the other end of the spectrum: 74% of them said they do not work with a coworker who makes them want to quit.
