Pitney Bowes Survey lists Top Professional Behaviour

Pitney Bowes has published its research report titled “The New Rude” reveals that actions like “Not meeting somebody’s eye during a handshake” or “Checking mails/phones while talking” are considered rude and unprofessional in most parts of the world.
 
43% of the survey respondents said that people should always mute background noises while on a professional conference call. 39% of the Indian respondents say that it is extremely offensive to look away while greeting someone with a handshake, whereas 33% of the Indians feel that “Checking emails while in a meeting” is also not socially acceptable and considered professionally rude.
 
When it comes to international countries, Not meeting somebody’s eye during a handshake takes the highest priority in the “New Rude” survey with an average of 55% of respondents voting for the same. “Not muting during conference call” comes in a close second with an average of 51% respondents voting for the same.
 
This survey is an indication that even though communicating digitally may be quick and easy, but this shouldn’t open the door to offensive behaviour.