Workers confide in colleagues more than partners

According to a poll, conducted by ink cartridge firm stinky.ink.com, two-thirds of Britons believe they spend a majority of their time with their office friends, and turn to each other a problem.

In fact, the report revealed that workmates know at least five secrets about each other which their partners don't know.

Survey findings
Out of 3,000 Britons studied, 60 percent said there’s a possibility that people become closer with colleagues as they share a lot of time together.

Moreover, half of them reported that they are sometimes so tired after work that they rarely talk to their partners.

A shocking 22 percent of the people said they are closer to their colleagues than their better half; while almost a quarter said they get on better with co-workers on a day-to-day basis than they do with their spouses, the Daily Mail reports.

One-third of Britons said they would turn up to colleagues for an advice if they are having problems in relationship, with one in 20 confiding “very frequently” about personal matters.

A spokesman for StinkyInk.com, which commissioned the study, said, “We spend a very long time at work whether it’s in an office or building site so it’s only natural that we forge relationships with our peers.

“It’s obviously a good thing if you get on well with your colleagues and it makes working life more pleasurable if you count your fellow workers as friends.

However, one should know how much is “too much,” experts cautioned.

“Although frequently confiding in your work mates rather than your partner might not always be advisable.”