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As job expectations grow, workers battle an ‘infinite workday,’ Microsoft says
- Employees are facing a seemingly infinite workday with increased emails, meetings, and work outside traditional hours, according to a report by Microsoft.
- Workers receive an average of 117 emails and 153 Teams messages per day, with 57% of meetings being ad hoc.
- Meetings are most common between 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., disrupting employees' productive hours.
- Employees using Microsoft 365 are interrupted every two minutes, totaling 275 interruptions per day.
- 29% of employees check email after 10 p.m., and 20% work on weekends, with 5% checking emails on Sunday evenings.
- One in three employees feels overwhelmed by the increasing pace of work in recent years.
- Employers are advised to reevaluate how time is spent, prioritize deep work, and focus on high-impact tasks using the 80/20 Pareto principle.
- Organizational redesigns focusing on outcomes rather than traditional structures, incorporating AI tools, are recommended by Microsoft.
- Employees are working during vacation time, leading to the need for better work-life balance strategies, such as team coverage plans for vacations.
- Americans work more and are less happy compared to Europeans, who tend to have better work-life balance and vacation more, according to survey results.
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