Is there a 'Lech' in your office?

London: They may work together to make their company's profit soar, but that doesn't stop 25 per cent of Britons hating their co-workers.

A recent survey reveals that a quarter of British office staff despise their workmates, and a third have quit to escape them.

And while more than one in ten has sneaky email or text chats about colleagues, a fifth blame their boss to be the main cause of workplace tension, said the poll of 2,000 adults for stationers Partners.

“The findings are quite shocking when you bear in mind we spend the majority of our week at work,” The Sun quoted the company’s Lisa Bond, as saying.

The poll also revealed 11 types of despised office characters including The Brown Noser, The Blagger, The Clock Watcher and The Lech.