Email Dominates Workers’ Lives
On the Clock
45% of employees check work email at least once a day on their own personal time, and an additional 10% do so “in real time” during off-hours.
Vacation Station
Nearly two-thirds check their office email while on holiday.
Immediate Action
31% respond to office emails within 15 minutes of receiving it during work hours.
Lowered Expectations
Less than 11% expect a reply to their own emails within 15 minutes, and just over one-fifth are fine with getting responses within a day.
Work-Life Balance
70% use their company account to send personal emails.
Top Uses for Email Archives
As a filing system to store docs: 56%, As a backup for lost docs: 34%, To save personal emails away from a day-to-day inbox: 30%
Inappropriate Email Occasions: Kid Stuff
Nearly 7% have checked work emails while attending an event at their child’s school.
Inappropriate Email Occasions: “I Do …”
5% have called up work email during a wedding.
Inappropriate Email Occasions: Decorum Departure
Nearly 4% have done so at a funeral.
Inappropriate Email Occasions: In-Box Delivery
Close to 4% have checked work email while their spouse was in labor.
Final Verdict
Despite any misgivings, 83% of workers say email is ultimately a blessing, not a curse.
