Workplace Banter Research 2017

Does Workplace Banter Bother You?

The subject of workplace banter is becoming increasingly important to leadership, as more organisations find themselves struggling to deal with the grey lines between “a bit of harmless fun” and something that has a negative effect.

It is however, an area that hasn’t been greatly researched. That’s why here at Focal Point, we’d really appreciate your valuable time and opinion, by answering our questions in the short survey below.

With just seven questions, this quick survey will help us to understand levels of workplace banter and its effects on you.

As soon as the results are compiled we’ll make sure that you are the first to know. The results will be compiled and shared on an anonymous basis.

It should only take a couple of minutes - thank you for your time, we really appreciate it.

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* 1. What types of banter at work would make you feel uncomfortable? (Select as many as you want)

Comments generally “too close to the bone”

Being the butt of an ongoing joke

Having an unwanted nickname

Jokes being offensive

Point scoring/one-upmanship

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* 2. How often does banter at work make you feel uncomfortable?

It’s ongoing

It happens once a day

I feel uncomfortable once a week

It’s infrequent, less than once a week

I’ve never felt uncomfortable

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* 3. How often do you think general banter at work crosses the line in your workplace?

It’s ongoing, many times each day

It happens once a day

I feel it crosses the line once a week

It’s infrequent, less than once a week

I don’t feel it has ever crossed the line

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* 4. How much time do you feel is wasted in your workplace as a result of banter each day?

Less than an hour a day

Between 1-2 hours a day

Between 2-4 hours a day

Between 4-6 hours a day

Between 6-8 hours a day

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* 5. How does this impact you personally? (Select as many as you want)

It demotivates me

It affects my communication with others/team work

It affects my creativity or productivity

It’s so bad it makes me want to leave my job

It doesn’t affect me at all

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* 6. How often do your managers deal with banter when it crosses the line?

They always deal with it

They sometimes deal with it

It depends on the manager

It never gets dealt with

It's only dealt with if colleagues push for something to be done

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* 1. What types of banter at work would make you feel uncomfortable? (Select as many as you want)

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* 2. How often does banter at work make you feel uncomfortable?

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* 3. How often do you think general banter at work crosses the line in your workplace?

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* 4. How much time do you feel is wasted in your workplace as a result of banter each day?

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* 5. How does this impact you personally? (Select as many as you want)

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* 6. How often do your managers deal with banter when it crosses the line?

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* 7. What is the worst example of office banter you have experienced and what was the outcome?