Wasted Time At Work Costing Companies Billions

Salary.com ^ | July 2005 | Salary.com, America Online

[summer]

I saw an article about this survey in USA Today and thought it was interesting. However, if "education" is actually the #4 slacking profession, I will guess they mean education administrators and higher ed instructors, as K-12 teachers are actually quite busy during their workday.

[summer]

Lots of charts in the article. Also, this graphic:

[MikefromOhio]

Workers in South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Hawaii slack off the least....

South Carolina I can believe, RI I can see it, but people in HAWAII slack off the least? My Arse....

[Fitzcarraldo]

ping - as I watch over my shoulder for the Boss...

[summer]

And, this from the article:

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

America Online and Salary.com conducted in-depth research relating to time wasted at work among 10,044 respondents during May and June, 2005. Populations surveyed included AOL users, Salary.com Salary Wizard users and corporate human resource professionals. Respondents were asked to indicate how much time they wasted in an average workday, assuming a workweek consisting of five 8-hour days. Demographic information, including respondent geography, job category and gender was also collected in the study. Data was analyzed by Salary.com's team of Certified Compensation Professionals

[summer]

LOL..,

[summer]

Yeah, that was my reaction, too.

[HitmanLV]

In nyc I worked at two major law firms, and I saw both begin to go down the crapper as soon as all-year business casual was introduced.

That being said, I always liked business casual, but no doubt in my mind it leads to a less serious work environment, based on my experience.

[montag813]

"I'd say in an average week I only do about 15 minutes of real work"

[HitmanLV]

In nyc I worked at two major law firms, and I saw both begin to go down the crapper as soon as all-year business casual was introduced.

That being said, I always liked business casual, but no doubt in my mind it leads to a less serious work environment, based on my experience.

[montag813]

* Men vs. Women: Men and women waste about the same amount of time per day

That is total B.S. Women spend twice as much time on the internet, mainly on eBay and Match.com.

[Huck]

But women don't talk about fantasy baseball, fantasy football, golf, basketball, or which chicks in the office you would do if you could.

[Huck]

The great thing is that since everyone is a slacker, no one can gain a competitive edge.

[Blzbba]

"WHAT, no specific category for 'government' or 'union'?"


Of course not. Wasting time is mandated by the gov't and unions.

[SweetCaroline]

Respondents were asked to indicate how much time they wasted in an average workday,....and they all told the truth!!!......right!! LOL

[CindyDawg]

I think they need to look more at productivity. I remember an administrator upset because my staff "not working" They were , but were laughing and talking while they worked and he felt they were too "happy" Talking can be networking. If you work 9-5 M-F sometimes people have to make errands. If it's not excessive and the work getting done, it's not a concern with me. The ones that always "look" like they are busy though...Those are the hard ones:') JMO

[zzen01]

I wonder how much time "punk assed" "Executives" waste!