Almost 100% of women say this is the most uncomfortable work situation

Alfruchtwein 100% of women say this is the most uncomfortable work situationAlmost 100% of women say this is the most uncomfortable work situationRecent research from Paychex revealed that when it comes to uncomfortable work situations, it is a little different for men versus women. The survey, which collected self-reported responses from 1,005 Americans in 2017 ages 18 to 76, found that 63.4% of male employees dont mind workplace flirting, compared to 48.8% of female employees.Also, when it comes to workplace intimacy, 46.9% of men are OK with this, versus 22.9% of women. While 88.9% of Americans say they notify HR about problems they run into at work less than half of the time, 11.1% say they do this at least half of the time.People really dont want to deal with this at workThe research broke down the most uncomfortable workplace situations in terms of gender.Here are the top five ways that women respondedComments about intimate activities 97.2%Accidentally grazing (more than once) 93.6%Uninvitingly massaging shoulders 92.9%Only staring below the neckline when conversing 90.5%Sending flirty emojis 89.3%Furthermore, here are the three most popular reasons why women would seek HR comments about personal intimate activities (89.8%), accidentally grazing (more than once) (84.1%) and talking inappropriately about other women (72.6%).The research also found that 49.3% of women said theyd experienced sexual harassment on the job, and that 23.2% in this category had witnessed other colleagues going through the same thing but didnt step in.Here are the top five most uncomfortable workplace situations for menPutting hands on legs 88.4%Playful touching 82.4%Touching hands during conversation 81.7%Accidentally grazing (more than once) 80.5%Continuously insisting on meeting alone outside of work 74.2%These are the three most common reasons why men would get HR involved putting hands on legs (86.4%), playful touching (78.1%) and accidentally grazing (70.8%).The data shows that 20.5% of men say theyve gone through sexual harassment in the office, but 11.8% of men in this category had witnessed this happening to other workers, but didnt get involved.Colleagues and managers engage in workplace sexual harassmentThese are the top three ways women say that their bosses and coworkers have done this at workStanding very close during conversation 63.8% coworkers, 38.9% supervisorsOnly staring below the neckline when conversing 57.0% coworkers, 24.5% supervisorsTalking inappropriately about other women 55.4% coworkers, 28.2% supervisorsHere are the top three ways men say that their bosses and coworkers have contributed to this in the officeStanding very close during conversation 69.1% coworkers, 43.6% supervisorsMaking suggestive comments and jokes about appearance 57.0% coworkers, 32.7% supervisorsBragging about intimate encounters 56.7% coworkers, 28.7% supervisorsHow racial discrimination plays out at workHere are the most common ways that people of differe nt backgrounds have experienced this in the office.Asian-American Asking where an employee really comes from, 85.2%African-American Remarking an employee sounds or acts white, 71.1%Caucasian Asking an employee to do lower-level tasks over an employee of another race, 64.2%Hispanic Using racial stereotypes to gauge work quality, 74.5%Furthermore, the research showed that while 42.1% of those surveyed said theyd gone through racial discrimination, 59.4% of people in this category said theyd seen someone else going through it but didnt get involved.