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A new survey by salary.com and America Online found the average U.S. worker wastes almost two hours a day at work–and it’s costing employers billions.
1.86 hours
Time wasted by the average worker during an eight-hour workday–not including lunch and scheduled breaks. That amount is down from 2.09 hours a day last year.
No. 1
Where personal use of the Internet ranked among this year’s biggest time-killers. Also making the list were calling friends, socializing, running errands and “spacing out.”
$544 billion
Amount that employers spend per year on salaries for which real work is expected but not being done.
