> Of course this assumes you want the fucking job...
> big assumption. I
> try to stay out of touch while I am at work by being
> on line, with the
> mail running and my attention on anything but work.
> The accounting
> dept computer went down yesterday and one of the
> shop guys was in
> there getting it running again (some WinSuck crash).
> We found maybe
> three or four hundred megabytes of on-line shopping
> and general
> surfing cookies. Guess what they're doing all day in
> the office?
>
> Chuck Grimes
>
>
Not really having to do with people using office e-mail and web for personal use, but this article seems interesting:
--- E-mail taking a bite out of companies' bottom lines Friday, May 24, 2002
By TERESA M. MCALEAVY Staff Writer
<http://www.bergen.com/page.php?level_3_id=41&page=3676675> Corporations with 100 employees who make about $50,000 annually can expect to spend more than $400,000 a year as the result of ineffective e-mail management.
So much for faster being better.
Workers in companies throughout the country are increasingly inundated with so much e-mail that studies show they lose an average of two hours from each business day. Research by communications consulting firm Rogen International and Goldhaber Research Associates tallied the losses of companies with 100 employees to be about 15,000 work hours, or $420,000 annually, based on average salaries of $50,000.
Moreover, poorly written electronic communiqués are adding to inefficiencies on the job, corporate trainer Debra Hamilton said.
"E-mail is becoming a burden, not a time saver,'' Hamilton said. "There's a lot of waste and it's costing companies money and adding to stress in the workplace.'' Full Story: <http://www.bergen.com/page.php?level_3_id=41&page=3676675>
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