Workplace Statistics
Disorganization costs businesses valuable time and money. There are various statistics that pertain to the workplace, and I’ve identified those that are most recent, along with their sources.
Paper-Related
The percentage of enterprise paper documents that are misplaced and will never be located – 25%. (Datapro/Gartner Group)
Email is increasing print volumes by 40% because employees tend to print email before reading them. (Electronic Document Magazine, February 2005 & PricewaterhouseCoopers Survey)
The average number of pages printed daily per web user – 28. (Gartner Group and HP)
Time spent mishandling paperwork detracts from the company's ability to service customers, increase sales and improve the bottom line. (SBA)
Email-Related
The average worker sends and receives over 190 messages each day. (Balance Magazine, Summer 2003)
The average executive spends 108 minutes daily reading and sending email messages. (Survey conducted by Accountemps, 2000)
Time-Related
On a typical day, workers are interrupted every 15 minutes, 32 interruptions a day. Once concentration is lost, it takes several minutes to come back to the same point. One hour of concentrated effort is worth more than two hours of interrupted work. (Simran Bhargava, in an article in The Financial Express, March 22, 2003)
43% of working people struggle with managing time. (Eldon Center for Office Solutions, May 2002)
White collar workers waste an average of 40% of their workday. Not because they aren't smart, but because they were never taught organizing skills to cope with the increasing workloads and demands. (Wall Street Journal)
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