Tiscali Press release - ADVERTISING REVEALED AS TOP PROFESSION IF YOU FANCY AN OFFICE FLING

Once a workplace taboo, there's hardly an office across the country these days were romance isn't blossoming. A new survey, published today, reveals that over half (56%) of Brits that spend nine to five stuck in an office has enjoyed a fling at work.

But if you feel that it's always your friends that enjoy a dangerous liaison at the workplace rather than you, then the study, commissioned by TROJAN® condoms and carried out by internet company tiscali.co.uk, might help you understand why.

Of the 2,000 plus workers from 30 different professions that took part in the research, the Top 10 Promiscuous Professions were discovered to be:

1. Advertising / Marketing (where 93% admitted to an office fling)
2. Pharmaceuticals
3. Telecoms
4. Financial Services
5. Sales
6. Accountancy
7. Law
8. IT (Information Technology)
9. Broadcasting
10. Education

But with today (1st December) marking the start of the Christmas Party season, watch out for action at the office party too. Advertising again led the poll as the profession most likely to get frisky at the Christmas bash. 73% owned up to getting intimate at an office party compared to the nation-wide four out of ten. Advertising types do have a conscience though - three out of four regretted their party-time liaison.

Richard Ayers, editor of tiscali.co.uk, says: "I didn't realise those advertising and marketing types had so much fun - working in the internet, I'm clearly in the wrong job! As for Pharmaceuticals coming second - it must be all that chemistry going on in the office."

"Christmas is a time when most people let their hair down and go out in pursuit of fun and pleasure. If our stats are right, there will definitely be good will to all men (and women) this Christmas" adds a TROJAN® spokesperson.

And if you're feeling a little unlucky in love as the Christmas season approaches, then perhaps you should consider blaming your profession of choice. The five jobs where you're most likely to find yourself unlucky in office love are:

30. Architecture (where only 33% have ever got lucky)
29. Research
28. Publishing
27. Internet / New Media
26. Charity

Richard Ayers, adds: "If you are looking for some seasonal cheer, my advice would be that you try and crash an advertising agency bash".

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Notes to editors

Research was carried out for TROJAN® condoms online by tiscali.co.uk with over 2,000 UK workers during November 2003.

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