Could bad manners hurt your career? In this slideshow from Accountemps, learn about how courtesy impacts your career prospects. Also, find out which are the biggest business etiquette breaches in an open office space. Don’t be one of the workplace etiquette offenders in your office!

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Courtesy
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Using a speakerphone or
talking loudly on the phone
The Biggest Breaches of Workplace Etiquette
36%
Survey respondents said the following were the biggest breaches
of workplace etiquette when working in an open office space.
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 450 workers in the United States.

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Loitering or talking around
a colleague’s desk
The Biggest Breaches of Workplace Etiquette
23%
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 450 workers in the United States.

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Eating foods that
have strong odors
The Biggest Breaches of Workplace Etiquette
15%
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 450 workers in the United States.

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Keeping a messy or
cluttered workspace
The Biggest Breaches of Workplace Etiquette
14%
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 450 workers in the United States.

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Leaving the phone
ringer on loud
The Biggest Breaches of Workplace Etiquette
8%
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 450 workers in the United States.

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21%
More courteous
Courtesy & Climbing the Corporate Ladder
Do people become more or less courteous
as they climb the corporate ladder?
9%
Don’t know
70%
Less
courteous
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 450 workers in the United States.

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18-24 yrs 35-44 yrs 45-54 yrs 55-64 yrs 65+ yrs
More
Courteous 19% 21% 17% 27% 45%
Less
Courteous 77% 70% 77% 55% 40%
More
Courteous
Less
Courteous
18-24 yrs
77%
19%
35-44 yrs
70%
21%
45-54 yrs
77%
17%
55-64 yrs
55%
27%
65+ yrs
40%
45%More
Courteous
Less
Courteous
18-24 yrs
77%
19%
35-44 yrs
70%
21%
45-54 yrs
77%
17%
55-64 yrs
55%
27%
65+ yrs
40%
45%
Courtesy & Climbing the Corporate Ladder
Older workers are more likely to say people become more courteous
as they advance in their careers.
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 450 workers in the United States.

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Greatly, it can
accelerate
advancement
Does Good Courtesy Impact Career Prospects?
To what extent does being courteous to coworkers
positively impact a person’s career prospects?
Somewhat, but
skills play a
bigger role
No impact at all, it’s
who or what you know
41%44%
14%
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 450 workers in the United States.
Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.

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