Wasting time at work seems to continue to be a huge problem for companies all over the word. A study conducted over the American workers revealed that Americans still waste approximately 2 hours from their work time each day. The first question that came into my mind was why are they doing this, especially at these times. Now, when the companies’ focus must be on increasing productivity, why do the employees still waste precious time?
In order to solve this problem and to provide solutions for managers to stop employees from wasting time at work, first we have to determine the causes that lead to this issue. We will consider, in this respect the results of the above mentioned survey conducted by Salary.com. They have surveyed 2500 employees from all job levels and their findings were:
- Young employees waste more time at work. The reason for this could be the fact that they misunderstand the meaning of getting more done with spending more time at work. Maybe the work experience speaks in here and they do not have yet the sense of productivity and efficiency. Continue reading ‘Why do employees waste time at work and how can employers stop them?’
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