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Productivity:
Is Timing Everything?
Productivity Facts Every Employee Should Know
39%
14%
17%
24%
3%
On which day of the week are
employees generally most productive?
TUESDAYS
I
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday No Particular
Day
%ofRespondents
2013
2007
2002
1998
1987
Tuesday consistently takes top honors
for most productive day of the week:
If you need to work on a big project, save it for a Tuesday.
Most employees have
mentally checked out
from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Hard to focus on the
task at hand?
It must be Friday,
when employees are
least productive.
Try focusing on critical
tasks in the morning
for optimum productivity.
In general, what is the least productive
time of day for employees?
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
10 a.m. - Noon
Noon - 2 p.m.
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
No Particular Time
10%
4%
19%
28%
2%
37%
Don’t Schedule That 4 p.m. Meeting!
Need a Reason to Take a Vacation?
Are employees more
productive before or
after a vacation?
31%
14%
After a
vacation
Before a
vacation
No
difference
Don’t know
51%
4%
With their batteries and brains recharged, employees are
generally more productive after a vacation.
Tuesday Packs the Biggest Productivity Punch
Don’t let your mind wander too much before the holidays.
34%
of executives say worker
productivity takes a hit
the week before a major
holiday.
The Productivity Power Play
Tuesday
following a vacation
is the most productive
time and day for
employees.
10 a.m. - Noon
Tuesday
on a
Accountemps, the world’s first and largest specialized staffing
service for temporary accounting, finance and bookkeeping
professionals, has been tracking workplace productivity trends
for decades.
www.accountemps.com
Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
No Particular
Day
****
***
*
*
**
**
**
**
***
*2013 Accountemps survey of more than 300 human resources managers at U.S.
companies with 20 or more employees.
**Accountemps survey of 150 executives from the nation’s 1,000 largest companies.
***2010 Accountemps survey of more than 1,000 senior managers at companies
with 20 or more employees.
****2004 Accountemps survey of 150 executives from the nation’s 1,000 largest companies.
3%
Thursday
© 2014 Accountemps. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

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Productivity -Is Timing Everything

  • 1. Productivity: Is Timing Everything? Productivity Facts Every Employee Should Know 39% 14% 17% 24% 3% On which day of the week are employees generally most productive? TUESDAYS I 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday No Particular Day %ofRespondents 2013 2007 2002 1998 1987 Tuesday consistently takes top honors for most productive day of the week: If you need to work on a big project, save it for a Tuesday. Most employees have mentally checked out from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Hard to focus on the task at hand? It must be Friday, when employees are least productive. Try focusing on critical tasks in the morning for optimum productivity. In general, what is the least productive time of day for employees? 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. 10 a.m. - Noon Noon - 2 p.m. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. No Particular Time 10% 4% 19% 28% 2% 37% Don’t Schedule That 4 p.m. Meeting! Need a Reason to Take a Vacation? Are employees more productive before or after a vacation? 31% 14% After a vacation Before a vacation No difference Don’t know 51% 4% With their batteries and brains recharged, employees are generally more productive after a vacation. Tuesday Packs the Biggest Productivity Punch Don’t let your mind wander too much before the holidays. 34% of executives say worker productivity takes a hit the week before a major holiday. The Productivity Power Play Tuesday following a vacation is the most productive time and day for employees. 10 a.m. - Noon Tuesday on a Accountemps, the world’s first and largest specialized staffing service for temporary accounting, finance and bookkeeping professionals, has been tracking workplace productivity trends for decades. www.accountemps.com Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday No Particular Day **** *** * * ** ** ** ** *** *2013 Accountemps survey of more than 300 human resources managers at U.S. companies with 20 or more employees. **Accountemps survey of 150 executives from the nation’s 1,000 largest companies. ***2010 Accountemps survey of more than 1,000 senior managers at companies with 20 or more employees. ****2004 Accountemps survey of 150 executives from the nation’s 1,000 largest companies. 3% Thursday © 2014 Accountemps. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.