Online Games, Social Networks Lead List of Biggest Office Time-Wasters

It’s no secret that many of us who work in an office with a computer spend a good portion of our time doing things that are “less than productive.” Twitter, Zynga, online Fantasy Football – there are so many things polluting our work experience that we not available to us less than a decade ago.

SocialCast explores the relationships between how we waste our time in the office when it tries to answer the question of whether the 8-hour workday is productive or pointless. It’s a good questi0n that seems to become more relevant as time goes on. With many experts recommending against blocking sites like Facebook and Twitter from a workplace experience and even other experts recommending their use, we seem to be spending less and less time working for the sake of socializing, gaming, watching videos, and spending our work time doing anything other than work.

This graphic breaks it down nicely for us. Click image to enlarge.