If you are an employee, it would do you a lot of good to pay attention to what 2,000 hiring managers say about productivity killers. These company executives were surveyed by an employment service provider and this is what they have to say about what their employees waste their time on.
1. Useless chitchat with your co-workers
There's nothing wrong with talking with your co-employee during office hours. It is good to get to know them better for you are spending 1/3 of your waking hours with them. But it depends on what you talk about. If a majority of your discussion is related to your work and how you can improve your performance, that's good. Other than that, it is better to restrict yourself when you feel the urge to talk.
2. Updating your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and so forth
Social media is a boon to today's consumer. But connecting with friends and family while you're at work is not advisable, except if it is required in your work. Your time is being paid by your employer and you will be shortchanging him if you do personal things on his time.
3. Abusing break periods
Break time is something that the company provides to give you respite from the long humdrum of the working day. You should use it to re-energize your system. However, taking too long a break is taking advantage of what the company provides. Your employer will notice it, and you will project an image in his mind that you are somebody who wants to goof during office hours.
4. Texting messages on your cell phone
This is the biggest productivity killer that researchers have found out in their survey. Their study revealed that people get worried when their phone is not immediately at hand. You can counter this tendency by accepting calls that are legitimately urgent and not every call that rings your mobile. And ask your friends and family to treat your work time professionally.
