(Premiere Prep/Men's Health)
Men's Health asked men what kind of everyday "morally ambiguous" behavior they engaged in. Here are the results of the poll:
Have You Ever...
Called in sick when you weren't?
Yes -- 73%
No -- 27%
Pilfered office supplies?
Yes -- 67%
No -- 33%
Expensed personal items to your company?
Yes -- 23%
No -- 77%.
Illegally downloaded music?
Yes -- 60%
No -- 40%
Returned a product as "defective" that you accidentally broke?
Yes -- 44%
No -- 56%
Not returned money when given too much change?
Yes -- 62%
No -- 38%
Embellished your resume?
Yes -- 23%
No -- 77%
Told your wife or girlfriend, "No, those jeans don't make you look fat" when they did?
Yes -- 55%
No -- 45%
Do you believe in karma?
Yes -- 78%
No -- 22%
Are you less moral today than you were five years ago?
Yes -- 28%
No -- 72%
To find out some specifics of how and why men do questionable things, they asked the following three questions:
1. How often do you fib, deceive, or do something of questionable morality during a typical day?
Never -- 37%
One to three times -- 60%
Four or more times -- 3%
2. Against whom are you most inclined to commit a morally suspect act?
Corporation -- 42%
Morally suspect person -- 30%
Stranger -- 18%
Wife or girlfriend -- 3%
Coworker -- 2%
Friend -- 2%
Family -- 1%
3. When are you likely to do something morally ambiguous?
When it doesn't harm anyone -- 58%
When I know no one will find out -- 13%
If I need something really badly -- 6%
When I feel the urge -- 3%
