How much time do you spend messing around at work?

[Anonymous]

How much time at work are you on the Internet (shopping, blogs and so on), talking to people about non work stuff, etc? And how high up are you on the totem pole?

[Anonymous]

At least 10-15% with gossipy chatter. Another 20% on the internet.

[Anonymous]

PP here, individual contributor. Much time was spent waiting on politics to get ironed out and for confirmation to proceed with project work. Once things were really underway, I could knock out the necessary documentation in about half the time because I did a lot of recon, had a lot of chats, with parties involved and was very familiar with the ins and outs of most items pertaining to the work.

[Anonymous]

When I worked, it was hours and hours and hours a day. I was midlevel. Me and my coworker shared enough work for basically 1.1 people. It was just a smidge too much for 1 person, so they had 2 of us.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the week. This week has been slow with folks out on vacation and general summer slowness. Next week will be busier.

[Anonymous]

Teleconferences - Cleaned my purse, organized coupons, made shopping lists, and straightened my desk.

[Anonymous]

I would say I have a couple 5-10 min conversations with coworkers which may be completely non-work related, or may be on things I personally am not working on/office gossip.

I probably spend the same amount of time on the internet or my phone, but often it's on my lunch time.

[Anonymous]

I spend a ton of time on the Internet at work. No one has any idea what I'm doing, and they're all fooling around on the Intenet themselves. It's pretty funny.

[Anonymous]

I work in a business that is sort of at the nexus of HR, IT, and consulting. A huge shock is coming in the next few years to people who waste hours and hours online. As things continue to be automated, and when we hit the next downturn, those names will be first on the chopping block with no unemployment or severence because they wI'll be let go with cause.

Companies are collecting this info now as a hedge for the future. If you are wasting a lot of time make sure you are doing it on your phone, on your cellular network, and make sure you are still using work applications (like Outlook, word, proprietary programs, etc) at regular intervals. Don't let 15-20 mins of each hour show your computer idle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work in a business that is sort of at the nexus of HR, IT, and consulting. A huge shock is coming in the next few years to people who waste hours and hours online. As things continue to be automated, and when we hit the next downturn, those names will be first on the chopping block with no unemployment or severence because they wI'll be let go with cause.

Companies are collecting this info now as a hedge for the future. If you are wasting a lot of time make sure you are doing it on your phone, on your cellular network, and make sure you are still using work applications (like Outlook, word, proprietary programs, etc) at regular intervals. Don't let 15-20 mins of each hour show your computer idle.

There is much truth in what you say. Fortunately for me I won't fire myself as i'm self employed...small business.

[Anonymous]

I honest to goodness do not fool around at work. Maybe a few minutes here and there, but most days I am hunched over my desk or running to meetings. Some days I literally forget to drink water.

That being said, I arrive at 9:30 and usually leave before 5.

[Anonymous]

When I was with the government, I worked much harder than I do now in the private sector. I really throughout it would be the opposite. I actually like to be busy and wish I were busier. My work seems to come and go. There are days when I work steadily all day and days when I barely work at all.

[Anonymous]

I'm a legal secretary. I won't buy anything online at work unless it's with a lawyer's credit card for them, but I do "window shop" online.

Honestly, I am shocked at how little work I'm given. Many days I do less than two hours of work and spend the rest of the time looking busy.

Every so often there's a rush to get something ready for a messenger or whatever and I love it.

[Anonymous]

Wow.

I barely have time to pee.

I run my dept.

Ps: I periodically have IT run efficiency checks on people when I suspect the kind of screwing around you all are describing. Let's just say that if needed I have my list of who goes first already lined up.

[Anonymous]

I work for a very large organisation and probably only do an hour of work a day. It's not for lack of trying as I keep asking for more work but never get given any. I'm mid level and have degrees from good schools. I don't think we'll ever get to a stage where employers can meaningfully monitor what you do on your computer unless you work in a very small office.