So you are at work but you really don't feel like working. You could be doing work but there is no real pressing issues at the moment. What would you do?
Let's be honest most of us are going to surf the internet. According to Forbes magazine that is what most people would do in this situation. Here are the statistics:
- 64 percent of employees visit non-work related websites every day at work.
- o f that group, 39 percent spend one hour or less per week, 29 percent spend 2 hours per week, 21 percent waste five hours per week, and only 3 percent said they waste 10 hours or more doing unrelated activities
- socializing on Facebook occupied 41 percent, while 37 percent use LinkedIn, and 25 percent are shopping at Amazon. Other destinations include Yahoo and Google+ and to a lesser extent Twitter and Pinterest.
What do you recommend companies do to prevent this from happening, If you were the employer how would you make substantial changes to increase productivity?
source:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2012/07/17/employees-really-do-waste-time-at-work/
I do agree that this is a problem in the workplace, the only statistic that I find interesting is that they consider LinkedIn non-work related. In some circumstances I can see how it would be unrelated (such as searching for a new job) but at the same time it is a wonderful networking tool that can be used to reach new clients and potential investors. I don't really think there is a fool proof way to prevent it but there are ways to cut it down. This could occur by companies monitoring the use of their employees and pinpointing the specific problems.
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Sara,
DeleteEmployers are working on way to monitor their employees however things posses problem as well.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting facts; it's true that people get distracted mainly because as said, they aren't pressed enough. This, I understand, means they have their work done, and maybe they just have to be there if something comes up. One solution for that may be to give/get more work for that person, so he's busy most of the labor day.
The other concern I liked was the fact that "people look for other jobs while working". This, I think, can be resolved by:
Either giving better job conditions or choosing better your employees. Sometimes businesses just hire people to fill up posts, but those people aren't really commited to their jobs.
Regards,
Pablo Vera
Pablo,
DeleteI agree employers should have a better selection process. They should be looking for quality vs. quantity. Putting ore work on them may over whelm them but I sure there is a happy medium between too little work and too much.
I found this very interesting. I didn't know that the numbers were this high. 21% spend 5 hours a week "goofing off" from work. I think that this is just unacceptable. In this economy many people are very lucky to have a job. That aside, people that spend this much time being mentally disengaged from work hurt productivity and make general work environment very slow to respond. Like Pablo Said, people are looking for other jobs while at work, this is directly correlated with job satisfaction. If we could increase that, the problem would diminish substantially.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I believe that why people should find jobs that they love but with this economy that is hard these days. People need to provide for themselves and their families.
DeleteI totally agree, there is entirely too much work time wasted on the internet. I have seen many people, who were supposed to be working, chatting online with friends, playing video games, and shopping. Many companies are now using filters to prevent workers from accessing certain types of websites.
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