NEWYORK---OneinfiveU.S.workersregularlyattendsafter-workdrinkswithcoworkerswherethemostcommonmishapsrangefrombadmouthinganotherworkertodrinkingtoomuchaccordingtoastudyreleasedonTuesday.
Mostworkersattendso-calledhappyhourstobondwithcolleaguesalthough15percentgotohearthelatestofficegossipand13percentgobecausetheyfeelnecessarysaidthesurveyconductedforCareerBuilder.comanonlinejobsite.Astowhathappenswhentheafter-workdrinksflow16percentreportedbad-mouthingacolleague10percentsharedasecretaboutacolleagueand8percentsaidtheydranktoomuchandactedunprofessionally.Fivepercentsaidtheyhadsharedasecretaboutthecompanyand4percentconfessedtosingingkaraoke.While21percentofthosewhoattendedsaidhappyhoursweregoodfornetworking85percentsaidattendinghadnothelpedthemgetclosertosomeonehigheruporgetabetterposition.Anequalnumberofmenandwomensaidtheyattendedhappyhourswithco-workerswithyoungerworkersaged25to34mostlikelyandworkersover55leastlikelytoattend.Overall21percentofworkersattendhappyhourswithco-workersand;ofthosenearlyaquartergoatleastonceamonth.
ThesurveywasconductedonlinebyHarrisInteractiveonbehalfofCareerBuilder.comamong6987full-timeemployeesbetweenFebruary11andMarch13.HarrisInteractivesaidtheresultshadasamplingerrorofplusorminus1.2percentagepoints.
56.HarrisInteractivemadethesurveytofindout .
A.howU.S.workersspendtheirafter-worktime
B.whatU.S.workersdoatafter-workdrinks
C.therelationshipsbetweenU.S.workers
D.whoaremostlikelytoattendafter-workdrinks
57. ofworkerswhoattendafter-workdrinksspeakillofacolleague.
A.4percent B.8percent C.16percent D.10percent
58.Accordingtothepassagemostofthosesurveyedbelievedattendingafter-workdrinks .
A.benefitedthemalot B.couldprovideinformation
C.onlymadethemrelaxed D.wasofnohelptothem
59.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat .
A.workersover55don’tliketoattendha