
Productivity Power Play
Workers say they're most productive at the beginning of the week.
Tuesday 35% |
Monday 25% |
Wednesday 18% |
Thursday 12% |
Friday 10% |
7 in 10 employees get more work done in the morning than any other time of day:
Early morning 41% |
Late morning 31% |
Early afternoon 14% |
Late afternoon 9% |
Lunchtime 2% |
After work/late night 3% |
Workplace preferences for optimal productivity vary:
Private office with door closed 44% |
Open office with coworkers 36% |
Working from home 19% |
Working from another offsite location 4% |
Professionals say this is the single biggest distraction that impacts their productivity:
Chatty or social coworkers 28% |
Office noise 23% |
Unnecessary conference calls and meetings 23% |
Unnecessary emails 20% |
Using my cell phone for calls, texting, social media 7% |
*Responses do not total 100% due to rounding.
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 400 workers at companies in Canada.
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