Study: Email worse than Drug Use

A study commissioned by Hewlett Packard concluded that employees who are distracted by email suffer a dramatic loss in their effectiveness at the workplace. People obsess over checking and responding to their email and lose focus on their real work. The study found that employees who were preoccupied with email suffered a 10 point loss to their IQ which is more than double the loss caused by smoking marijuana. That's right, a stoned worker is more reliable than one who is infatuated with his email account. Experts recommend that "Companies should encourage a more balanced and appropriate way of working." Well if everyone just got high before work this whole email obsession wouldn't be an issue...right?


[Via CNN World ]