Biggest Office Distractions

Here’s Why You Don’t Finish Your Work On Time

Commercials2 yearsThis is how

an average Joe spends

his life:Sleeping25 years

Working10.3 years

Watch TV9.1 years

Driving4.3 years

Eating3.66 years

is interrupted every 3 minutes,

getting back on task takes 23 minutes.

At work, average

Joe:sp

ends

28%

of h

is tim

e dealing with unnecessary interruptions

spen

ds 2

8% o

f his

time dealing with unnecessary interruptions

12

6

39

wastes 2 to 3 hours per day

Who or What are These Biggest Time Wasters at Work?

spen

ds 2

8% o

f his

time dealing with unnecessary interruptions

Meetings

1 in 4 complain that they spend more time in meetings talking about work than actually doing it.

Office politics

47% feel that office politics take away from their productivity and is one of the top 10 stressors.

Socializing coworkers

About 40% say they’d get a lot more done if co-workers would quit stopping by to chat.

“I SCHEDULED THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS THE SCHEDULING OF NEXT WEEK’S MEETINGS.”

MEETINGSTHE PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE TO WORK

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Emails

Office workers check their e-mails 30-40 times an hour.

Fixing other’s mistakes

Conducting personal business

Internet

47% of survey respondents admitted to on-line time procrastinating. 64% of employees visit non-work related websites every day at work.

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Micromanaging bosses

38% would rather do unpleasant activities — like opt for more work or sit next to someone who eats noisily — than sit next to their boss.

Wrong temperature

Research has shown that the ideal office temperature for maximum productivity is 76 to 77 degrees (24 - 25 celsius).

Multiscreen multitasking

Multitasking leads to a 40% drop in productivity, increased stress and a 10% drop in IQ.

One hour of distracted time means $10 375 of wasted productivity per person per year.

Lost time = big bucks = stress

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