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On: Aug 29, 07
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Americans Over-Surf At Work



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Whether it’s email, Facebook, IM or Second Life, if your doing it at work, you’re a “cyberslacker.”

“A recent survey by online compensation firm Salary.com showed about six out of 10 employees in the United States acknowledged wasting time at work,” Yahoo news reports. “About 34 percent listed personal Internet use as the leading time-wasting activity in the workplace. Employees said they did so because they were bored, worked too many hours, were underpaid or were unchallenged at work. Some experts say private Internet use at work does not affect productivity and could even be beneficial.”

Wasting your hours on the job is a time honored tradition. Maybe you’re just taking a break, clearing your head, perhaps they’re not paying you enough, or quite simply, you have a bonehead boss. As long as you’re not coming back to the office with a loaded weapon ready to unload on colleagues, what’s the harm? 

"The so-called cyberslacking could be online shopping or arranging for your dog-sitter online or taking care of banking so you don't have to take a two-hour lunch," Wallace said. "In cases like that, you're actually helping employees save time." (news.yahoo)

References: news.yahoo

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Or maybe all those cyberslackers are just surfing sites like Trendhunter, looking for great innovation ideas for their bosses. Cheers to cyberslacking!

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