The Salary.com’s fourth annual “Wasting Time at Work" study revealed some interesting numbers.
As for the time wasted at work, here are the figures:
Source: Salary.com. Inc
As the graphic shows, 64% of respondents report wasting one hour or less each day at work, which is, let’s say “acceptable”. 22% waste approximately 2 hours daily, and 14% waste 3 or more hours each workday.
(Hello?!? These should still be alarming numbers!)
(Hello?!? These should still be alarming numbers!)
Now, let’s see how exactly the most of employee waste their time at work. The primary-time wasting activity is surfing the Web (with 48%) followed by socializing with co-workers (33%). Other significant activities employees have during work time are: conducting personal business (30%), personal phone calls ( 19%), and long lunch breaks (15%).
The reasons why people wasted time?
- Boredom and not having enough to do was the main reason - 18%
- Having too long hours - 13.9%
- Lack of challenging work – 11.1%
BOTTOMLINE: Clearly, companies that have a challenged and engaged workforce can expect less time wasting, and more productivity in return. What organizations need is a systematic program to address activity alignment, not just to reduce wasted time, but to focus in real-time on the every-day activities that most align with company goals.
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