Advice for Employers and Recruiters
Wasting Time at Work 2012
William FriersonA Facebook status update here, a Tweet there and maybe you find that perfect dinner recipe on Pinterest. In this day and age most jobs require a computer, most computers have the Internet and distractions to workers are plentiful. But how much time do employees waste on visiting personal websites that aren’t work-related during the day? And on a more philosophical note, should that really be considered a “waste” of time?
We surveyed more than 3,200 people from February to March 2012 to find out.
Blame It on the Internet
As you can probably imagine in this era of constant connectivity, the Internet is forever at our disposal via laptops, smartphones and tablets. Ideally, that’s fantastic news for people who want to take their work with them wherever they go. But the flip side is the constant temptation to slack off.
Of the people we surveyed, 64 percent said they visit non-work related websites every day during work hours. However, that number is down nearly 10 percent from the last time we conducted this survey in 2008.
With so many jobs lost in the last four years, it’s likely employees have less time to waste because they’re spending more time on their added job responsibilities. Continue reading . . .
Article by Aaron Gouveia and courtesy of Salary.com®
