OK, I haven’t really seen a study that proves this yet, but I think it might be worth pursuing. There is rarely a day where a fresh survey doesn’t pop up in my inbox promising to shed light on another mysterious issue plaguing the employment industry. Frankly, I think these polls are getting tiresome.
Are the results truly relevant? More often then not, I find myself scanning the survey and hitting the delete button, most often because they elicit one response: no sh*t.
Here are some of the more ridiculous surveys I’ve seen:
- CareerBuilder.com Survey Shows How Astrology and Birth Order Factor Into Careers and Compensation. Nine thousand workers actually responded to this one. It basically drew correlations from being a Capricorn or a Virgo and how successful you have become in your career. I’m not sure how anyone could make use of such bizarre and “mystical” data.
- Nearly half of employers have caught a lie on a resume. Really? I would think that number would be around 95 percent, simply because most people fabricate or exaggerate on their resume, even if it’s adding a couple of months to their last job or over-inflating sales numbers or adding a few job duties that were never a part of their daily routine.
- Tank Tops Aren’t Professional for Work. Monster enlightened us with this one. I’m sure HR breathed a collective sigh of relief when Corporate send out this gentle reminder to their employees.
- People Like to Get Drunk After Work. Yet another shocking survey from CareerBuilder. People make up any excuse to get a cocktail, even if it means hanging out with Harold from Finance.
So I just have one parting question for my own research: if you could be stranded on a desert island for two weeks with a colleague, a monkey, a pepperoni pizza, and a box of rainbox-colored socks, who would you pick to be with you?
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