Sherry Taylor

Q: A new survey says that 49% of us will shop at work today on Cyber Monday and 8% of us will shop at work while doing this?

A: a conference call

FULL STORY:  A new survey found 49% of us plan to shop online at WORK on Cyber Monday.  That’s just how dedicated we are to our jobs.  Here are seven more stats from the survey . . .

  1. 64% of us have shopped online during our lunch break.
  1. 43% of us shop at work when we get bored . . . 8% have shopped during a conference call . . . and 3% have shopped during a meeting.
  1. 35% have gotten sidetracked by an ad while searching online for something work-related
  1. 17% have shopped at work with a coworker who was ALSO shopping.
  1. 13% of us have had to stay late or work from home, because we got behind from shopping online at the office.
  1. 11% of us have ignored a phone call at work because we were shopping, and 6% have missed a meeting or a deadline.

 

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