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07-12-2005, 12:09 PM
July 12, 2005, 12:12AM
Workers waste time, survey says
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U.S. workers admit to wasting more than two hours each day at work surfing the Internet, chatting with co-workers, running errands or making personal calls, according to a survey by America Online and Salary.com.
The 2.09 hours that workers estimate they waste each day is twice what employers expect, the survey said. That time costs employers about $759 billion a year in unproductive salaries.
Using the Internet for personal reasons was cited by almost 45 percent of the 10,044 respondents as the way they waste time. Socializing with co-workers was the second-biggest waster, cited by about 23 percent of respondents, while conducting personal tasks came in third, at 6.8 percent.
Of the employee respondents, 33 percent said they engaged in time-wasting activities because they didn't have enough work. Nearly a quarter of those surveyed said they squandered their work hours because they were underpaid.
"A certain amount of slacking off is already built into the salary structure," said Bill Coleman, a senior vice president at Salary.com.
Workers waste time, survey says
News Services
U.S. workers admit to wasting more than two hours each day at work surfing the Internet, chatting with co-workers, running errands or making personal calls, according to a survey by America Online and Salary.com.
The 2.09 hours that workers estimate they waste each day is twice what employers expect, the survey said. That time costs employers about $759 billion a year in unproductive salaries.
Using the Internet for personal reasons was cited by almost 45 percent of the 10,044 respondents as the way they waste time. Socializing with co-workers was the second-biggest waster, cited by about 23 percent of respondents, while conducting personal tasks came in third, at 6.8 percent.
Of the employee respondents, 33 percent said they engaged in time-wasting activities because they didn't have enough work. Nearly a quarter of those surveyed said they squandered their work hours because they were underpaid.
"A certain amount of slacking off is already built into the salary structure," said Bill Coleman, a senior vice president at Salary.com.