Approximately 39% of Russians are distracted during work by communicating with colleagues, and more than a third (30%) of them spend on this one fifth of their working time. This was reported on December 26 by TASS with reference to the results of a study of the HeadHunter job search platform.
“21% of working respondents say they spend 91% to 100% of their time directly at work during a typical workday. Another 24% say that the share of their work time is 81-90%, ”the text says.
At the same time, it is noted that women more often chose higher values than men. In addition, the survey showed that young job seekers spend less time on work than older ones.
Most often, survey participants are distracted by communication with colleagues – 39%. Other major distractions include social media and news reading. Every fifth (22%) respondent assured that they are not distracted by anything.
At the same time, 38% of working respondents said that they spend up to 20% of their time on communication with colleagues. The share of such survey participants is higher among those employed in the scientific and educational (50%) and banking (48%) spheres.
Almost all working time (91-100%) for communication with colleagues is spent by every tenth jobseeker from the security sector. Slightly less time (81–90% of the working day) is spent on interacting with colleagues every tenth worker in the field of raw materials extraction.
On December 23, experts identified ways to cope with sleepiness during the workday. To cheer up, in their opinion, essential oils, exercise, change of activities, invigorating lunch and airing the room will help.