If blogs, personal emails, social networks and other time wasting websites are banned at your workplace, show this to your boss.
A study of office workers in UK has found that banning access to websites at work actually decreases staff productivity.
Tea breaks and fag breaks have long been the most common types of break within office culture but the report shows that online breaks are fast becoming the most popular choice of break for office workers.
Unlike popular notion that employees waste time on the Internet, this research says that taking a 10-minute online break during the course of the working day helps reduce stress and results in a more happier workplace.
From Google News. Here’s the full report. The study is commissioned by a company that makes some popular computer games.
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Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/internet/favorites/banning-websites-in-offices-can-make-employees-less-productive/3447/
web: http://www.labnol.org/ email: amit@labnol.org
Reader Comments
Research sound interesting… well, who want to loose their job by telling this stuff to their boss… boss will simply answer “Our company doesn’t pay you for this” :)
Written by Kevin on 05.29.08
“The study is commissioned by a company that makes some popular computer games.”-this says it all
Written by Shrinidhi Hande on 05.29.08
I have heard about places where they block google search page. Imagine the life without google.com ! I t could be true that blocking good websites blocks productivity.
Written by Venkatesh on 05.30.08
Amit, that’s quite a tricky topic. I don’t believe, that spending hours in chatting on Facbook, etc. do some nice profit to any company or institution.
Written by adam on 05.31.08