48% of employees said they’re being distracted every 30 minutes

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Being a little distracted at work is normal, being very distracted at work is a problem — especially if it’s coming from the tools you need to get your job done. 

Nearly half of all employees are distracted at least once every 30 minutes by their workplace tools, according to a research report from software company Unily, with almost a third reporting being distracted at least once every 15 minutes by a workplace notification. This means that employees working an average 8-hour day could be experiencing over 160 distractions from their workplace digital tools each week, and it could have long-term effects on productivity.

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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