’Tis the season to be jolly distracted.
Many employees hit a productivity slump this time of year as visions of gift-giving and taking time off dance through their heads. A recent OfficePulse survey by the Captivate digital media company found that more than 58% of workers plan to do some sort of online shopping from the office on Cyber Monday alone, and more than one in four (29%) said that working the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve is a “waste of time.”
Last year, three in four workers confessed to holiday shopping at work on their company computer, according to staffing firm Robert Half Technology. And a U.K. survey found that most employees (61%) were already “checked out” at work by November last year, distracted by Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday ushering in Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s. Four in 10 also admitted to holiday shopping online at work; another one-third were planning holiday trips and get-togethers during office hours; and 16% even confessed to making their spirits bright by drinking on the job.
Work turned into online christmas shopping?? Somewhat productive atleast
