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When I worked at an office last year, I'd say a good 60-75% of my time was wasted reading the news and posting on TNL.
Never got around to installing WoW, though. I had my cubicle arranged so that my monitor wasnt facing the opening.
Ah well, next time.
Thanks again to all who participated in the survey. Your I.P. address have all been logged and your employers notified.
j/k of course. :)
I'll post the results shortly. The short of it is, almost everyone with Internet access at work goofs off for at least 2 hours a day, most for more than 2 hours. Oh, and apparently your bosses are OK with it for the most part.
I'll make the paper available to anyone who wants it. For reference only, I'm sure. ;)
I might be switching positions at one of my jobs to an area that would leave me unsupervised for hours every night... makes it MIGHTY tempting to get a Motorola Q with a data plan. Untraceable (by my job) internet usage for WoW during all the times when I'm waiting for nodes to go down would be awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhydant
Sample size was 50 participants.
1. Do you have access to the Internet at work?
Yes: 48 or 96%
No: 2 or 4%
2. Are you male or female?
Male: 43 or 87.8%
Female: 6 or 12.2%
Did not answer: 1
3. Does your company have a written policy on Internet usage?
Yes: 30 or 60%
No: 20 or 40%
4. How closely do you work with supervision?
Close: 6 or 12%
-----: 4 or 8%
Moderate: 10 20%
-----: 20 or 40%
Never: 10 or 20%
5. If your company electronically monitors Internet activity, does that effect how much you use the Internet?
Yes: 10 or 20%
No: 19 or 38%
My company does not monitor: 21 or 42%
6. Do you use the Internet to access non-business related websites and personal email during work hours?
Yes: 45 or 90%
No: 5 or 10%
7. Do you feel the Internet limits your productivity over the course of the workday?
Yes: 12 or 24%
No: 38 or 76%
8. Have you ever been warned about your Internet usage at work?
Yes: 4 or 8%
No: 46 or 92%
9. Has your work ever been late or otherwise negatively affected by surfing the Internet?
Yes: 6 or 12%
No: 44 or 88%
10. How much time do you estimate you access the Internet and personal email at work per day?
Less than 1 hour: 13 or 26%
About 2 hours: 13 or 26%
More than 2 hours: 24 or 48%