Posted on 07/31/2005 7:54:18 AM PDT by summer
For many American workers today, time's a wastin' ...According to a new survey by America Online and Salary.com, the average worker admits to frittering away 2.09 hours per 8-hour workday, not including lunch and scheduled break-time. As a matter of practice, companies assume a certain amount of wasted time when determining employee pay. However, the America Online / Salary.com survey indicates that employees are wasting about twice as much time as their employers expect. Salary.com calculated that employers spend $759 billion per year on salaries for which real work was expected, but not actually performed.
WASTE MANAGEMENT
The biggest distraction for respondents? Personal Internet use. 44.7% of the more than 10,000 people polled cited web surfing as their #1 distraction at work. Socializing with co-workers came in second at 23.4%. Conducting personal business, "spacing out," running errands, and making personal phone calls were the other popular time-wasting activities in the workplace...
WHO WASTES THE MOST TIME?
Who tends to waste the most time at work?
* Men vs. Women: Men and women waste about the same amount of time per day. This, despite the fact that most HR managers surveyed suspected that women wasted more time at work than men.
* Youngsters vs. Seniors: As the following statistics show, the older people are, the less time they waste at work:...
Which industries account for the most wasted time? [Insurance is #1]...
HOW DOES YOUR STATE RANK?
Where does the most work-time get wasted? Regionally, the most time appears to be wasted in the Midwest, while the least appears to be wasted in the South. The biggest time wasters reside in Missouri, Indiana, and Kentucky. Workers in South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Hawaii slack off the least....
(Excerpt) Read more at salary.com ...
ping - as I watch over my shoulder for the Boss...
LOL..,
Yeah, that was my reaction, too.
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.
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.
That is total B.S. Women spend twice as much time on the internet, mainly on eBay and Match.com.
But women don't talk about fantasy baseball, fantasy football, golf, basketball, or which chicks in the office you would do if you could.
The great thing is that since everyone is a slacker, no one can gain a competitive edge.
"WHAT, no specific category for 'government' or 'union'?"
Of course not. Wasting time is mandated by the gov't and unions.
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
I wonder how much time "punk assed" "Executives" waste!
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