Employees spend more time pretending to be busy at work than actually being productive : Slack Report
According to the report, 63 percent of the participants consciously strived to keep their online status active, even during periods when they were not actively engaged in tasks.
43 percent of Employees spend more time to pretending busy at work than actually being productive, a global Slack report disclosed.
As a business leader, have you ever considered how productive your employees are when they pretend to be busy at work?
Professionals across Asia have been devoting more of their time on simulating busyness rather than actually productive pursuits. Individuals in India stood out among these respondents, with 43 percent admitting to devoting the majority of their time to what may be described as “performative work.“
The research was done by Qualtrics in partnership with Slack, a subsidiary of Salesforce, and included data obtained from over 18,000 desk workers, including executives.
Derek Laney, Slack’s “technology evangelist” for the Asia-Pacific region, explained to CNBC Make It that performative work entails devoting significant time to meetings focused on showcasing team accomplishments rather than engaging in decision-making or problem-solving.
According to the journal, India took first place in the analysis, which included nine countries, with a rate of 43 percent. Japan and Singapore followed close behind, with 37 percent and 36 percent, respectively.
On the opposite end of the scale, South Korea and the United States tied for the lowest position, with workers in these countries indicating that they spend only 28 percent of their time being occupied.
The survey indicated that 63 percent of respondents made a deliberate effort to maintain an active online status, even when they weren’t actively working, expanding on the strategies used by employees to demonstrate their productivity during work.
Furthermore, 53% felt obligated to respond to communications promptly, even if they were received outside of typical business hours. Furthermore, 50% felt obligated to inform their coworkers of their presence at work and participation in productive activities.
Furthermore, the survey stated that on a global scale, the leading technique (27 percent) by which executives gauge productivity is the length of time spent online or the volume of emails sent.
As a result, this indicator may impact employees’ proclivity to stress the illusion of busyness. Such pressure may cause people to work longer hours, respond to emails more quickly, or attend all meetings.
“Leaders are more likely to judge productivity based on visible activity rather than outcomes,” Laney added. “This disconnect results in wasted effort as employees strive to perform well in front of their leaders.”
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