12/19/2023

Nearly Half of Employees Take Zero Breaks During the Day

This comes amid ongoing questions about what productivity actually looks like

Nearly half of workers never take a dedicated break during their workdays, and it's actually making them less productive, according to a new survey from Slack.

Those who do take breaks scored 13 percent higher for productivity than those who don't – and 62 percent higher for work-life balance, "highlighting that quality of time spent working is more important than quantity," the report said, which included responses from over 10,000 workers in the U.S., U.K., Australia, France, Germany and Japan this August and September.

It comes amid ongoing questions about what productivity actually looks like now in hybrid environments, and as workers attempt to get as much work done in new working arrangements as they had remotely over the past few years. With added commutes and time spent socializing with colleagues, finding time to actually focus within their daily schedules, let alone take a break, is getting tricker than ever.

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