What Australians gossip about at work

What do you think they're talking about? Source: AAP

AUSTRALIANS love to talk about ourselves to anyone who will listen. Maybe a little too much.

Whether it's with our mates, on social media or at work, we love to share. A global survey by workplace services provider Regus found Aussies like to share quite a bit about our lives with our colleagues. More than the average global citizen.

What are we most likely to talk about? Our holiday plans. To the tune of 82 per cent, compared to the global average of 71 per cent. Melburnians like to talk about them the most at 87 per cent while Brisbanites are more reticent at 78 per cent.

In what could become a headache for HR reps, 10 per cent of Aussies will happily tell their co-workers all about their love lives. This compares with the global average of 7 per cent, and other than Japan (17 per cent), is the highest in the world. Sydneysiders and Perth residents are more likely to chatter away about our dalliances than the more straight-laced Brisbanites (7 per cent).

Forty-four per cent of Australians will talk about their partners compared to the global average of 32 per cent. Women are more likely to do so at 50 per cent compared to 41 per cent of men.

We also over-index against the rest of the world in sharing about details about our children (56 per cent to 55 per cent), our pets (56 per cent to 47 per cent), our previous job (55 per cent to 53 per cent), our health (27 per cent to 26 per cent) and our social media contacts (18 per cent to 17 per cent).

Fifty-seven per cent of us love to talk about our pets.

But Australians are tight-lipped compared to the global average when it comes to talking about our positions within the workplace. Only 9 per cent of Aussies will discuss the outcomes of their performance reviews compared to the 15 per cent global average. We're also less likely to talk about our salary or other job benefits (3 per cent to global average of 4 per cent).

When it comes to letting slip who in the office you don't like, 8 per cent of Australians are guilty of it (9 per cent globally). But men are more likely than women to let the daggers fly at 9 per cent to 7 per cent, as are those living in Perth or Adelaide.

"Whether it's discussing holidays or sharing fitness tips, sharing personal information is a great way to build rapport with fellow colleagues. In today's busy workplace, it's easy to forget the importance of getting to know one another and building up good relationships," Regus chief executive Paul Migliorini said.

"More and more businesses are realising that these personal and professional interactions give birth to valuable ideas and build strong teams. It is, therefore, important for employers to support collaboration among teams."

Just remember that what you think is interesting about your kids may bore the pants off your workmates. Source: ThinkStock

Global snapshot:

- If you don't like hearing about other people's kids, maybe avoid working in Canada. Canadians are the most likely to talk about their kids at work with 67 per cent of those surveyed admitting to it.

- The British are the most likely to talk about their partners (51 per cent) while Indians and Brazilians are the least likely (14 per cent).

- The French are the most likely to talk about their salary and job benefits at three times the global average (12 per cent compared to 4 per cent).

- Indians are the most open about who they don't like in the office (15 per cent) while the Chinese are the least likely to do it (5 per cent).

- The Japanese are the most likely to talk about their health (49 per cent), compared to the global average (26 per cent).

What do you think about sharing personal info with your colleagues? Sound off in the comments below.

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