Despite modern companies' messaging to promote work-life balance and mental health advocacy for their employees, more than half of their employees still feel pressured to work late.
last month's Workforce Index by SlackAccording to a study by the workplace communication app, two out of five employees take extra time outside of their set eight-hour day by starting early or finishing later. And of those who do this regularly, an astonishing 54% do so because they feel pressured to do so due to a variety of factors.
This isn't good news for busy workers, but the bad news for companies is that these employees are 20% less productive than those who are okay with clocking in at 5 p.m. They also experience more than twice as much work-related stress as their coworkers, report 1.7 times less job satisfaction, and are twice as likely to experience burnout.
With numbers like these (Slack Report asked over 10,000 people around the world), perhaps we can say goodbye to the link between hyperactivity and productivity. Delivering results on time should not be a badge of honor, but a red flag that sets the bar for managers.
We've long known that burnout is the biggest risk for always-on, always-on employees. But last year was the peak..
So what do 40% of us do instead of logging out to spend time with family or invest time in a hobby? Used to make up for lost time. “There aren't enough hours in the day'' is a common complaint the higher up you get in an organization.
solution? Aiming for the Goldilocks zone. This will vary from person to person, but a deep dive into Slack data reveals a new formula for helping employees be more productive on a daily basis without incurring task debt at the end of the day.
Regardless of seniority level, the ideal attention span for desk workers is four hours a day. Everyone agrees that two-hour meetings are the threshold at which most workers feel the need to yell “stop,” and that afternoon doldrums are real and better used as break time.
In a Goldilocks scenario, managers would aim to respect these realities. Productivity is not linear.
And if you're aiming for a Goldilocks setting, it's important to remember that when your current role no longer suits your productivity, it may be time to try something else that proves to be “just right.”
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