Top Time Wasting Activities in the Workplace
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Most workers look busy, but are they really? Here are some top time wasting activities common in today's workplace.
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Long lunch hours
A few extra minutes here or there add up.
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Emailing friends
Email is part of life. Not all emails sent from work are work-related.
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3.
Personal phone calls
Everyone has a cell phone nowadays.
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Smoke breaks
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5.
Frequent bathroom breaks
Unless it's a physical problem, this is a time-wasting technique.
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Surfing the internet
We need the internet for important aspects of our job, but it can be easy to wander off track.
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7.
Reading through junk mail
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Decorating your office
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Using the stairs instead of the elevator
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10.
Doing things manually that office machines can do (stapling, hole punching, etc.)
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Instant messenger
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Visiting with cubicle neighbors
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Hanging out in the company gym
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Training seminars you don't need
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Trips to the coffee pot
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Making snacks
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Using the photocopier for personal documents
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Unnecessary meetings
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Organizing and re-organizing
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Water cooler chats
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