time wasting in the workplace
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An alarming 89% of employees admit to wasting time at work everyday. In a perfect world, we'd spend every waking second of our time at work being the most productive, enthusiastic individuals we can be, but the truth is that all of us are inclined to drift off every once in a while. One of the key factors that leads to poor productivity levels is distraction, and the average office space (especially the average home office space) is full of potential distractions. From your co-workers to social networking sites and everything in-between, there are many potential distractions that keep us from making the most of our time and here we've collated a few tips that will help keep these distractions at bay. In this inforgraphic it details all the key areas that people are wasting their time and how to cut out those unnecessary distractions.TRANSCRIPT
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Tuesday mornings are the most productive.
said theywaste time on
Fridays.
When are the mostunproductive times?
44%said Mondays are
the least productive.
18%
89%
of employees admitto wasting time at work
EVERYDAY
20%increase fromt 2013
4%Waste over half of the day on non-work tasks.
This is a
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31%waste roughly
Minutes a day
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31%waste roughly
Hour a day
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16%waste roughly
Hours a day
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6%waste roughly
Hours a day
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2%waste roughly
Hours a day
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2%waste roughly
+ Hours a day
26%browsing
the internet. 24%too many
meetings / conferencecalls.
24%dealing with
annoyingco-workers.
7%dealing with anannoying boss.
4%social media.
2%personal phone
calls.
Finance and banking are the worstindustries for time wasting.
Arts, media, and entertainment come second.
Third are engineering, design, and construction industries.
Single men in their 20s and 30s without higher education are the worst offenders.
Who’s wasting the most time?
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90%of government workers said
they wasted time this year.
How is wasted timebeing spent?
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22%waste the mosttime between
3-5pm.
18%waste the mosttime between
1-3pm.
1-3pmis the most productive
time of the day.
Why are employeeswasting time?
53%think short breaks
increase productivity.
20%are uninterested
in their job.
8%lack any
incentives.
7%are unsatisfiedwith their job.
2%think they aren’t
being paid enough.
What are the SOLUTIONS?
Let employees learn.Many employees want to learn more about their industry and
acquire new skills so send them on training, courses and conferences.
LinkedIn offers employees a budget to use on professional education related to their job.
Create spaces for alone time.Give employees a space to work alone when they need it, away
from co-workers, bosses and noise.
Google scatters Brainstorming pods and other break areas throughout the building.
Boost incentive with rewardsand recognition.
Offering great bonus schemes and rewards can give employees an incentive to work their hardest to reap the benefits.
Virgin Media offers regular money incentives with its bonus scheme and even holds graduation events for apprentices who
complete training.
Beat Friday lulls with exercise.Exercise has been proven to help employees stay alert and
productive, so having a free gym at the office or offering gym membership discounts can help.
Pinterest offers discounted gym memberships and even a bi-weekly running club.
Cut down on meetings.Don’t invite people to a meeting unless they truly have to be
there and can add useful input or take helpful knowledge away.
Base Camp have a strict set of rules including keep it short, have an agenda and invite as few people as possible.
www.namebadgesinternational.co.ukSources:
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