Between cell phones, laptops, and tablets, employees are often tethered to the company 24/7. This may seem like a good thing – everyone is working harder and communicating in real time. However, according to a new study, never feeling like they’re off the clock is actually hurting employees and their productivity.
- 63% of workers say they continue to check their email outside of work hours.
- 34% say the struggle to respond to important messages.
- 43% report spending more time on video calls than they did a year ago.
- Workers say they use nine apps a day to get tasks done.
- Respondents say that switching apps adversely impacts their productivity, with 19% indicating this reduces their attention to tasks and 17% claiming they work longer hours because of it.
