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These employee Internet abuse and monitoring statistics have been compiled from online sources including Business Week, American Management Association, ZDNet Interactive and Websense.
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STARTLING FACT: Non-work related Internet surfing results in up to a 40% loss in productivity each year at American businesses.
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50% of employees admit that their internet-surfing personality at work included some mix of work and personal use.
52% of employees who use the Internet at work for personal use said they would rather give up their morning coffee than give up their ability to use the internet at work for personal use.
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37% of connected employees say they surf the Web constantly at work.
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86% of employees use office email for personal reasons.
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30% of American workers watch sports online while at work.
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24% of American workers admit to shopping online while at work.
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37% of American employees say they surf the Web constantly at work.
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70% of all Internet porn traffic occurs during the nine-to-five work day.
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64% of employees have received offensive emails at work.
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77.7% of major U.S. companies keep tabs on employees by checking their e-mail, Internet, phone calls, computer files, or by videotaping them at work.
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63% of companies monitor Internet connections
47% of companies store and review employee e-mail.
27% of companies say that they've fired employees for misuse of office e-mail or Internet connections, and 65% report some disciplinary measure for those offenses.
Additional Sources: Vault.com, NFO Worldwide and Gartner Group
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