Elzette Fourie Effects of Office Chat Groups Survey Results

Effects of Office Chat Groups Survey Results By Elzette Fourie elzettefourie.com

91%

39%

are part of a work chat group

receive messages after 8pm more than twice a week

81%

35%

receive messages after working hours

receive messages after 10pm

61%

13%

receive messages more than twice a week

receive messages after 10pm more than twice a week

58%

24%

receive calls after working hours

hide their online status from their messenger app

34%

80%

receive calls more than twice a week

receive messages while they’re on leave or off sick

67% receive messages after 8pm

29% will get into trouble if they do not respond within a reasonable time

64% say their friends get distracted and stressed when receiving messages when out and about

45% are expected to respond within a certain time

66% say their friends’ moods change when they receive messages when out and about

85% know someone else on a chat group

40% gave office chat groups the thumbs down

50%

are able to switch off mentally

47%

feel guilty when they do not respond immediately

42%

feel that office chat groups make them more anxious

56%

feel that office chat groups are interfering with their personal time

35%

said they’ll perform better at work if they were not on a chat group

59%

said they’ll perform better at work if their private time outside of working hours were respected

62%

said they’ll be less anxious and stressed if they had downtime