Email, cell phones, land lines, chat, VOIP, blogs. There are a whole lot of ways workers can communicate, but do all these options make us more productive? Research out today from Datamonitor shows that while 100% of workers surveyed in thirteen countries used email, not all of us are sure it’s having a positive impact on our productivity.
- 70% think email made them more productive
- 53% believe their land line aids their productivity
- 52% think that mobile phones have a positive impact
Half isn’t really very good, and instant messaging and blogs fared even worse. As Business Week’s Blogspotting puts it: “they all look pretty unpopular.” That might surprise some in this age of hyper communication, where remote offices and telecommuting are being hailed as the future of work. Network World points to data from Nemertes Research which indicates that “83% of companies run virtual workplaces, and such organizations overall are experiencing an average 11% growth in the number of branch offices meaning there’s a whole lot of people communicating without ever seeing or possibly hearing their branch office brethren.”
Will the incessantly growing number of messages in our various inboxes soon lead to a backlash, or a collective nervous breakdown?
