"Overwhelmingly, the report found that workers are frustrated by having to use many different platforms. Some 17% of workers say they have to switch platforms more than 100 times in a single workday. All the back and forth is time-consuming. On average, workers lose 51 minutes per week to tool fatigue. Yearly, that's a loss of about 44 hours of work."
"The most time-consuming tools, according to employees, are email (47%); messaging platforms like Slack, Discord, and Teams (35%); video conferencing tools (22%); and calendar and scheduling apps (17%). In terms of apps, specifically, Outlook leads to the most fatigue (35%), with Microsoft Teams trailing closely behind (29%), followed by Gmail (24%) and Zoom (15%). Of course, workers don't feel great about all that time lost to digital tools. More than half (56%) say their workday is negatively impacted by an excessive number of platforms."
Workers frequently switch among multiple digital platforms, with 17% switching over 100 times in a single workday. Employees lose on average 51 minutes per week to tool fatigue, amounting to about 44 hours per year. Most workers use three to five platforms daily, and 31% use six to ten. Email, messaging platforms, video conferencing, and calendar apps are cited as the most time-consuming tools. Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, and Zoom lead to the most app fatigue. More than half report negative impacts on the workday, and 79% say their companies have not reduced tool overload.
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