How many productive hours can a company usually get from a white collar worker?

[JEDI]

Yes, theorectically, a company should get 8hrs of work for 8hrs of pay.

Anyone have links to what the real world avg is?

Update: This LINK shows why it's not worth it to work harder

 

[rudder]

30 minutes.

 

[puffff]

Originally posted by: rudder
30 minutes.

and that's a high estimate.

 

[DingDingDao]

Originally posted by: rudder
30 minutes.

bwaahahahaahahaahahaahahahahaahaha

....erm...actually, that's about right :thumbsup:

 

[alexeikgb]

Originally posted by: rudder
30 minutes.

Thats what they get from me....

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Depends if they have an internet connection. And any time spent in a meeting is unproductive.

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: rudder
30 minutes.

a week right?

 

[paulDunne]

2 hrs max. seriously

 

[paulDunne]

& on average 30 minutes. yup

 

[shiner]

I read a study once, don't remember where, that said the average worker spends only 60% of their day being productive. Seems about right....

 

[Demon-Xanth]

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[waggy]

this is why they want to cut the work week down to 30-35 hours.

 

[kyparrish]

.25 hours

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: waggy
this is why they want to cut the work week down to 30-35 hours.

I'm all for it....as long as my salary doesn't change

 

[TheAudit]

Originally posted by: waggy
this is why they want to cut the work week down to 30-35 hours.

My work week is 35 hours, I probably do about two hours of actual real work a day.

 

[JEDI]

Update: This LINK shows why it's not worth it to work harder

 

[TitanDiddly]

15 minutes /week

 

monday - 1 hour
tuesday - 3 hours
wednesday - 2 hours
thursday - 45 minutes
friday ......0 so far, i'll check back in at 4pm

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
15 minutes /week

That's not too far off. I think technology is driving productivity. I can do things in 30 minutes now that would take a designer a week to do just 5 years ago, due to more automation and better design practices.
The point is to manage expectations, and alway barely meet them. If you don't meet them, it reflects poorly on you. If you exceed them, you will get more work and higher expectations, until eventually you don't meet them. The worst thing you can do is finish ahead of time, because your reward will be more work.

 

[rh71]

My away message for work:

I'm working - giving 100%:
13% Monday
22% Tuesday
26% Wednesday
35% Thursday
4% Friday

 

[welst10]

I strongly advocate 10-4 work day.

10-10:30: email and web surf
10:30-12: real work
12-1: lunch
1-2 nap time!
2-2:30 additional surf time
2:30-4: additional real work
____________________________
total real work: 3 hrs which is better than that of more current jobs

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: rh71
My away message for work:

I'm working - giving 100%:
13% Monday
22% Tuesday
26% Wednesday
35% Thursday
4% Friday

Nice!