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WORKPLACE DISTRACTIONS
How U.S. employees are spending their time at work not working
Order of time spent on non-work related activities done by employees while on the clock at work:
1st
2nd
3rd
Taking trips to
the bathroom
5th
6th
4th
Participating in small
talk/gossip with coworkers
Corresponding (phone,
email, text, social media)
with family members
7th
8th
Watching TV (including
mobile and computer)
Upper management and executives consistently spend more time participating in each of these
activities than lower-level employees (entry-level, intermediate, and middle management)
Who said they are spending more than 30 min per day doing each of these activities:
18%
upper management
20%
of employees think
workplace distractions
ENHANCE
their workplace performance
3rd
4th
5th
2nd
1st
Trips to water
cooler or break room
5th
Taking a lunch
4th
3rd
HINDER
The top five activities they feel hinder performance the most
Listening to music
2nd
Office gossip
1st
Trips to water
cooler or break room
The top five activities they feel enhance performance the most
7% 13%
Watching TV
8% 11%
Talking to friends
8% 15%
4% 11%
Office gossip
Trips to water
cooler or break room
8% 19%
Bathroom breaks
lower-level employees
56%
42%
34%
68%
53%
It varies by how much time they feel is appropriate to spend on social media:
Too much work to do is the leading
cause that employees dont take lunch
11
12
1
Half feel fewer than 10 minutes
per day is appropriate
10
9
3
4
8
7
Across the board, work schedules have become more fluid and the lines
between work and life continue to blur. Executives are leading the way as
they embrace the power of allowing a certain level of distractions and
not only allowing it, but even encouraging it. And while workplace
distractions may hinder workplace productivity for some, overall,
companies should ensure a healthy level are taking place to maintain
employee satisfaction and retention.
The October 2015 study collected responses via an online survey from 1,005 U.S.-based individuals who are currently
employed full time, over the age of 18 and located in the U.S. This research was generated by BambooHR.