Workers Estimate 173 Productive Minutes

In an 8-hour day, a Vouchercloud survey found that the average UK office worker estimated being productive for only 2 hours and 53 minutes. The company polled 1,989 full-time office workers over age 18, and 79% admitted that they did not remain productive throughout the workday. Checking social media and reading news websites ranked as the most common distractions, while 65% said they could not complete a workday without such diversions. Of those workers, 54% believed that intermittent breaks made the day more bearable and improved their productivity afterward.

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