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Published 18:41 27 Apr 2016 BST
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But these little moans add up to a total of an hour and five minutes of each working week is spent grumbling about their boss – the equivalent of almost six-and-a-half working days each year.
This means the average worker is effectively being paid €871 a year – to complain about their boss.
It’s women who are most likely to have a moan, with 68% admitting to doing so compared to just 57% of men.
A spokesman for UK-based recruitment company RSG, which commissioned the research, said:
“Most people will have the occasional moan and groan about work, but it’s staggering to see just how long these little moans amount to over a longer period of time.
"No-one expects you to be happy at work every single second of every day, but getting stuck in a cycle of endless moaning can quickly bring your mood down.
“Even sitting next to someone who is regularly complaining about your manager can affect your own mood, regardless of whether you agree with them or not.”
Researchers revealed the average worker complains or talks about their boss to another person once a day, and has negative thoughts about their manager another eight times a week.
Yikes! That's a lot of time spent feeling unhappy.
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