Ever wondered what people do at work, when they do not work. Well, a survey by a US jobs website on more than 1000 workers find out what people do at work when they are not actually working.
37% mostly waste time on news sites.
20% never visit non-work related sites.
14% on social media sites.
12% shopping online.
Biggest Distractions
19% - too many meetings.
17% inefficient team members.
17% - Co-workers.
13% - Office Politics.
13% - Busy Work.
8% - The Boss
11% - Others.
How much time wasted per day?
34% - 30 minutes or less each day.
24% - 30 minutes to 60 minutes.
21% - Slack off one or two times per week.
11% Several Hours.
10% Never
Unproductive Time of the Day
7-9 am – 15%
9-11 am – 10%
11 am -1 pm – 13%
1-3 pm – 16%
3-5 pm – 27%
Unproductive Days
Monday – 16%
Tuesday – 3%
Wednesday – 9%
Thursday – 6%
Friday – 43%
Corrective Measures
Almost one-third of respondents said that their boss addressed the issue by blocking access to som personal sites at work. However, more than half (52%) aren’t fazed, and are happy to get around any bans by using their smartphone or tablet.
If bans cannot correct the problem and make them more productive or less unproductive, then what can?
(Data Source: TOI, March 26, 2013, Pg. 15)
