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Elections 2020

Getting any work done? Election uncertainty drives distraction at work

by Samantha Fields
Nov 5, 2020
The election has had a major effect on work productivity this year, with more people voting and paying attention to the results.
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Workplace Culture

Will the 2020s bring an end to the era of open offices?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 31, 2019
Blamed for everything from decreased productivity to increased flu cases, the majority of workers hate them, a survey says.
Collaboration or constant distraction? Google employees work in an open office in Berlin in January.
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Workplace Culture

Headphones have become survival tool for open offices

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 1, 2019
A new survey shows workers split on their preference for the trendy, but noisy design.
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Codebreaker

Distracted by devices in the OR?

by Marc Sanchez
Dec 15, 2011
Put down the phone, surgeon. The Angry Birds can wait.
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