Are You a Chronic Time-Waster at Work?
See if your bad habits made the list.
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Time Flies... - Do you find yourself with a case of "the Mondays" every day? Can't seem to get things done at work? You may not be alone, according to a survey of 1,000 workers by Salary.com. Keep reading to see if your bad habits made the list. — Britt Middleton (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Not Too Much Going On Here - In the survey, 34 percent of people admitted they routinely wasted 30 minutes every day while on the clock. Twenty-four percent claimed they wasted 30-60 minutes daily and 11 percent copped to several hours per day wasting time on non-work related stuff. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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Plugged In - Checking news sites eats up the most time, according to 37 percent of respondents, followed by social media (14 percent), online shopping (12 percent), entertainment/lifestyle (8 percent), sports (3 percent) and travel (2 percent). (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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Status Update - Among social media sites, Facebook is the most popular among workers, with 15 percent of respondents admitting to using the site at work. Yahoo! came in second with 14 percent, followed by LinkedIn (10 percent) and Google+ (8 percent). Thirty-eight percent either declined to answer or chose "other." (Photo: Facebook)
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Men vs. Women - According to the survey, men wasted more time at work than women, 73 to 66 percent, respectively. Younger workers aged 26-32 slacked off more (82 percent), compared to other age groups. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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Education Matters - Seventy-six percent of people with doctorate degrees said they wasted time at work daily, compared to 59 percent of respondents with a high school education or less. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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Motivate Me - Eleven percent of workers said they wasted time because they didn't have an incentive to work harder, 10 percent said they were unsatisfied with their jobs and 9 percent chalked it up to being bored. Just 3 percent said it was because of low pay. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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So Social - The majority of respondents (43 percent) admitted that chatting with co-workers was their greatest time-sucker, compared to those who surfed the Internet during the work day (28 percent). (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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Call Me Later - Texting, social media and taking personal phone calls tied at just 4 percent among respondents. Shopping online equated to just 2 percent. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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Monday to Friday - It's no surprise that Friday was the least productive for most (43 percent), followed by Monday (16 percent), Wednesday (9 percent), Thursday (6 percent) and Tuesday (3 percent). (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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