Office Workers Waste 2.1 Hours a Day
Thu 02 Aug 2007 – 14.46
Skipping the irony about how I’m currently blogging this at work, I found it interested that a new Inc.com article illustrates how twentysomethings squander 2.1 hours of their work day. Lucky for business owners, the trend seems to decay with time:
20- to 29-year-olds said they waste an average of 2.1 hours per day. The amount of idle time drops off as employees grow older, with the 30-39 age group reporting 1.9 hours of the day wasted and 40- to 49-year-olds reporting 1.4 hours.
I think the reason for this is now that we grow older and therefore more mature, but rather because as we advance in the business world, our job itselfs becomes more of a waste of time. Think about your office — everyone with gray hair counts “schmoozing” as a major part of their job. Talking, having dinners, going to presentations/meetings, etc. That’s a all a waste of time if you ask me. Twentysomethings are the ones with their nose to the grindstones, so maybe we need those 2.1 hours a day to fuck around on Facebook and read blogs (like this one).
Your thoughts? Are we wasting too much time, or just the right amount?
posted by Scott in careers.
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