{"id":861,"date":"2010-08-19T00:04:58","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T00:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=861"},"modified":"2010-08-19T00:04:58","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T00:04:58","slug":"shaddap_you_face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/shaddap_you_face","title":{"rendered":"Shaddap You Face"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" alt=\"chatting a distraction\" src=\"\/images\/NewsImages\/2010\/loose_women.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Talkative co-workers are the biggest distraction at work, according to a global survey commissioned by recruitment specialists <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.robertwalters.com\/en-gb\/news\/17456\/Talkative-colleagues-the-most-distractive-influence-at-work-UK.do\">Robert Walters<\/a>. Worldwide, 48 percent of respondents reported &ldquo;talkative colleagues&rdquo; as the most time-consuming distraction at work, followed by personal email and internet browsing (34%), social networking sites (8%), smoking breaks (6%) and personal calls \/ text messages (5%).<\/p>\n<p>The global results were mirrored in the UK while New Zealand, Honk Kong and Eire workers were particularly districted by talkative co-workers<\/p>\n<p>Said Martyn Wright, Director of Robert Walters&rsquo; UK HR recruitment division: &ldquo;Although personal use of internet and e-mail is widely perceived as the most common time waster at work, our survey shows this isn&rsquo;t the case. Informal conversations can fuel productivity but a lot of the time professionals are engaging in conversations with colleagues out of politeness. With most offices now being open plan, other people&rsquo;s conversations can be hard to avoid. Of course, the odd chat during the day can provide a welcome break and can spark new ideas but there is a balance that needs to be struck.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">* * *<\/p>\n<p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/office-machines-supplies\/dictation\/l-2436\">Dictaphones<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Talkative co-workers are the biggest distraction at work, according to a global survey commissioned by recruitment specialists Robert Walters. 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