Third of workers will do holiday shopping at work

‘Tis the season for another Web-based productivity killer: online holiday shopping.
This year, 32% of employees say they’ll get a lot of their shopping done during office hours, according to a recent survey by CareerBuilder. That’s up from 29% last year.
And as most managers and HR pros know, if 32% admit to it, the actual number will likely be higher.
What should employers do about it? Well, most are probably used to it by now and will let all the visits to Amazon and other online stores slide. In a survey conducted last year by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, 55% of IT managers said their company wasn’t doing anything to stop online shoppers.
Best bet: Treat productivity issues in December the same way you would any other time of the year.