The average office worker is bombarded by 169 telephone, email, voicemail, snail mail, and other communications every business day, claims a survey published Monday. The survey of thousands of workers in the US, Britain, and Canada was conducted by the Pitney Bowes office equipment company and a California think tank, Institute for the Future. The survey showed that more than a third of execs described themselves as "overwhelmed" by the number of messages they received.
Sensory Overload
The average office worker is bombarded by 169 telephone, email, voicemail, snail mail, and other communications every business day, claims a survey published Monday. The survey of thousands of workers in the US, Britain, and Canada was conducted by the Pitney Bowes office equipment company and a California think tank, Institute for the Future. The survey showed that more than a third of execs described themselves as "overwhelmed" by the number of messages they received.
