Police officers are the most likely profession to have a one-night stand with a colleague while teachers are the least likely, survey reveals
- More than a quarter of British workers admitted to a one-nighter with workmate
- The least likely were teachers, with just 10 per cent owning up to having a fling
- But the most likely profession to have a colleague fling were police officers
Police officers are the most likely profession to have a one-night stand with a colleague - with more than four-in-ten confessing to romping with a workmate.
A poll of 2,000 workers found that cops were top of the league for having a fling with a fellow officer.
Over the 20 professions studied, the study found that more than a quarter of all British workers - 27 per cent - admitted having a one-nighter with a workmate.
The least likely were teachers, with just 10 per cent owning up to having a fling with a fellow school worker.
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A poll of 2,000 workers found that cops were top of the league for having a fling with a fellow officer. A stock image is used above [File photo]
The most likely to have a one-night stand with a colleague, according to the study by card marketplace thortful.com, were as follows;
The most likely to have a one-night stand with a colleague, according to the study by card marketplace thortful.com, were as follows;
1 - Police officers - 44 per cent
2 - Artists - 38 per cent
3 - IT workers - 33 per cent
4 - Gas/Electricity workers - 32 per cent
5 - Bankers - 32 per cent
6 - HR - 29 per cent
7 - Accountants - 28 per cent
8 - Shop workers - 28 per cent
9 - Leisure centre workers - 27 per cent
10 - Bus or train drivers - 25 per cent
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Police officers are the most likely profession to have a one-night stand with a colleague - with more than four-in-ten confessing to romping with a workmate. A stock image is used above [File photo]
The least likely to romp with a co-worker were as follows;
1 - Teachers - 10 per cent
2 - Social workers - 14 per cent
3 - Scientists - 15 per cent
4 - Lawyers - 18 per cent
5 - Nurses/Doctors - 19 per cent
6 - Estate agents - 21 per cent
7 - Sales workers - 23 per cent
8 - Civil servants - 23 per cent
9 - Engineers - 23 per cent
10 - Charity workers - 24 per cent
Retired cop Andy Matthews, of Edinburgh, Scotland, said: ‘Police officers are notorious for having affairs and one-night stands with other cops.
‘It’s never really changed from the days of The Sweeney, with Dennis Waterman and John Thaw always on the lookout for ‘birds’, but it’s not just the male cops on the pull these days!’
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