With Valentine’s Day making a buzz throughout this month, we asked professionals on Glassdoor what’s more exhausting: job interviewing or dating? While there are similarities — some say dating is like being in an interview — new poll data reveals that the struggle is split.
Key findings: Overall, 49% of professionals on Glassdoor say dating is more exhausting than job interviewing, while 51% sided with interviewing. Among genders, 56% of women professionals named dating as more exhausting, while only 43% of men said the same. Here’s how the numbers shook out by industry:
- Respondents in the legal industry were most likely to say dating is more exhausting than job interviewing (54%), followed by finance (51%) and accounting (51%).
- In reverse, respondents in the tech industry were most likely to say job interviewing is more exhausting than dating (56%), followed by consulting (53%) and marketing (53%).
What it means: This data comes at a time when thousands of people are searching for their match professionally and romantically. But with the increase of hybrid and virtual work, gone are the days of ‘meet cutes’ during a commute to the office or at a happy hour with co-workers. Meeting a companion these days takes a little more effort, and professionals are turning to Glassdoor Bowls™ to share both their dating woes and work stories.
One more thing: Glassdoor has seen an increase in user conversations around relationship and dating advice:
- There are over a dozen communities on Glassdoor where people discuss dating, relationship status, and more.
- Over 4.1k users have joined the ‘Relationships’ community bowl as of January 2024.
- In the past year, 71% of posts in the ‘Relationships’ community bowl were people asking questions. These posts received 10 responses, on average.
Here’s what’s being talked about:
Go deeper: Work and life will continue to blend, especially around relationships and dating. Workers are turning to anonymous platforms like Glassdoor for real-time conversations and quick feedback on personal or difficult situations.
Join the conversation: To help users easily balance work and relationship advice, Glassdoor has created a month-long “Love and Life” pop-up bowl for real talk about all things dating and relationships. Whether you’re preparing for a job interview or a date night, chat it up with Glassdoor community members to help you make the best first impression.
Methodology This poll ran from February 5, 2024 through February 9, 2024 and was answered by 2,614 U.S. professionals. Respondents could answer with either “Yes” or “No” to the question, “Do you feel that dating is more exhausting than job interviewing?” For subgroup breakouts including age, gender identity and industry, all categories received at least 100 responses from U.S. professionals on the platform.