Over Half of Workers Tell Employers This Expensive Lie | Entrepreneur

"The truth is out of office for some employees. As workers increasingly resist the 40-hour work week, some of them even bend the facts to get their time back. A new report from online resume builder Kickresume, which surveyed nearly 2,000 employees worldwide, found that only 18% of them work the full 7-8 hours expected of them - unbeknownst to their managers."

"Disengaged employees contributed to an estimated $438 billion in lost productivity in 2024, per Gallup's latest State of the Global Workplace report. There's also a generational divide when it comes to lying about hours worked, according to Kickresume's research. Gen Z employees were the most likely to admit to rounding up (49%) and stretching the truth (13%). Thirty-five percent of Gen Z workers claimed perfect honesty in timesheet reporting."

Only 18% of employees work the full 7-8 hours expected of them, while nearly 60% admit to not being fully honest on timesheets. Forty-four percent occasionally round up hours, 12% sometimes stretch the truth, and 3% regularly over-report. Disengaged employees contributed an estimated $438 billion in lost productivity in 2024. Gen Z workers are most likely to round up (49%) and stretch the truth (13%), with 35% claiming perfect honesty. Gen X reports the highest claim of total honesty (46%) and 40% rounding up occasionally. Just 7% never take unofficial breaks during the workday.

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