Microsoft Study discovers what prevents us from being productive at work is … Work
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- Microsoft Report warns of “The Infinite Workday” that comes in
- Employees come online earlier and end later than ever before
- They are also interrupted every few minutes by an e -mail or chat message
New research by Microsoft has revealed that many of us have difficulty maintaining a healthy balance between work and private life – and that an overload of tasks could be what prevents us from achieving a species productivity.
The company June 2025 Work Trend Index Special Report Has warned about “the infinite working day” that says it is an “important shift” in the hours we work, largely thanks to the influence of hybrid work locations – and of course AI.
The report, based on “trillions” of productivity signals such as E -mails, chat messages and meetings collected in Microsoft 365, warns that the modern working day no longer has a clear start or end – and has insisted on more Ai -tool Adoption to reduce this burden for everyday employees.
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“Our research, based on trillions worldwide, aggregated and anonymized Microsoft 365 productivity signals, reveals a challenging new roadblock: an apparently infinite working day,” Microsoft noted.
“AI offers a way out of the mud, especially if they are linked to a re -conceived rhythm of work. Otherwise we run the risk of using AI to accelerate a broken system.”
Microsoft said it found a large increase in users who came online at 6 am, when 40% of users apparently scan through their inbox to prioritize tasks.
Around 8 o’clock in the morning, Microsoft Teams chat E -Mail, with half of all meetings and then taking place between 9-11 and 1 p.m. -in particular the time that most of us are the most focused and productive during the day.
Tuesdays turned out to be the busiest day for meetings, with 23% – while on Friday only 16% of all meetings. Microsoft found that Microsoft meetings was held after 8 p.m. year after 8 p.m. year after year, and shows that the late finishes are also becoming worryingly normal.
The weekend e -mail use also saw a large increase, in which almost 20% of employees checked their e -mail before afternoon on Saturday and Sunday -and more than 5% work on E -mails on Sunday evening.
The report showed that the average employee receives 117 e -mails and 153 team messages every day, which means that they are disturbed by an e -mail, chat or gathering every 2 minutes. Most employees were now also found to send or receive more than 50 chats outside their key hours, causing their wrapping time.
“This indicates a greater truth: the modern working day for many has no clear start or finish,” concluded Microsoft. “As the business demands become more complex and expectations continue to rise, the time reserved for Focus or Recovery can now be spent on catching up, preparing and chasing clarity.”
“The signals are clear: it is time to break the cycle. The future of the work will not be determined by how much drill we automate, but by what we choose to re -imagine. AI can give us the leverage to redesign the rhythm of work, the rhythm of work, the work or we will change whether we will change or we will change.”
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