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Millions of Data Points from Real Employees

Q: What are your biggest work distractions?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Coworkers/Boss" (40%)

Social Media/Internet

24%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

Gender

Male

Social Media/Internet

26%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

13%

Health

Answered by 5,000+ Male employees

Female

Social Media/Internet

21%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

15%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

10%

Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Non-Binary

Social Media/Internet

15%

Coworkers/Boss

32%

Family

12%

Personal Finances

17%

Health

24%

Answered by < 100 Non-Binary employees

Ethnicity

42%

Coworkers/Boss

Caucasian answered Coworkers/Boss the most among all other ethnicities.

Social Media/Internet

23%

Coworkers/Boss

42%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

13%

Health

Answered by 5,000+ Caucasian

Social Media/Internet

25%

Coworkers/Boss

36%

Family

16%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino

Social Media/Internet

20%

Coworkers/Boss

38%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

20%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black

Social Media/Internet

28%

Coworkers/Boss

34%

Family

13%

Personal Finances

15%

Health

10%

Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander

Social Media/Internet

19%

Coworkers/Boss

41%

Family

13%

Personal Finances

17%

Health

10%

Answered by 100+ Native American

Social Media/Internet

23%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

13%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

10%

Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

43%

Coworkers/Boss

Operations answered Coworkers/Boss the most among all other departments.

Engineering answered Health the least among all other departments.

Social Media/Internet

28%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

15%

Personal Finances

11%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department

Social Media/Internet

24%

Coworkers/Boss

42%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

13%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department

Social Media/Internet

28%

Coworkers/Boss

39%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

10%

Health

Answered by 500+ working in Design department

Social Media/Internet

28%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

15%

Personal Finances

11%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department

Social Media/Internet

31%

Coworkers/Boss

34%

Family

19%

Personal Finances

Health

Answered by 500+ working in Executive department

Social Media/Internet

18%

Coworkers/Boss

43%

Family

13%

Personal Finances

16%

Health

10%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department

Social Media/Internet

19%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

18%

Health

Answered by 500+ working in Admin department

Social Media/Internet

25%

Coworkers/Boss

38%

Family

16%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

Answered by 100+ working in Business Development department

Social Media/Internet

23%

Coworkers/Boss

42%

Family

18%

Personal Finances

10%

Health

Answered by 500+ working in Finance department

Social Media/Internet

21%

Coworkers/Boss

41%

Family

16%

Personal Finances

13%

Health

Answered by 100+ working in Communications department

Social Media/Internet

19%

Coworkers/Boss

38%

Family

13%

Personal Finances

18%

Health

12%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department

Social Media/Internet

31%

Coworkers/Boss

34%

Family

15%

Personal Finances

13%

Health

Answered by 500+ working in HR department

Social Media/Internet

23%

Coworkers/Boss

43%

Family

12%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department

Social Media/Internet

26%

Coworkers/Boss

41%

Family

16%

Personal Finances

11%

Health

Answered by 100+ working in Legal department

Social Media/Internet

22%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

16%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Social Media/Internet

16%

Coworkers/Boss

27%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

23%

Health

20%

Answered by < 100 working in Customer Success department

Age

50%

Coworkers/Boss

66+ answered Coworkers/Boss the most among all other age groups.

41-45 answered Health the least among all other age groups.

Social Media/Internet

32%

Coworkers/Boss

31%

Family

13%

Personal Finances

16%

Health

Answered by 500+ aged 18-25

Social Media/Internet

26%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30

Social Media/Internet

24%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

15%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35

Social Media/Internet

23%

Coworkers/Boss

42%

Family

16%

Personal Finances

12%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40

Social Media/Internet

22%

Coworkers/Boss

44%

Family

16%

Personal Finances

13%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45

Social Media/Internet

20%

Coworkers/Boss

47%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

12%

Health

Answered by 500+ aged 46-50

Social Media/Internet

20%

Coworkers/Boss

47%

Family

11%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

Answered by 500+ aged 51-55

Social Media/Internet

17%

Coworkers/Boss

47%

Family

10%

Personal Finances

15%

Health

11%

Answered by 100+ aged 56-60

Social Media/Internet

16%

Coworkers/Boss

49%

Family

10%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

11%

Answered by 100+ aged 61-65

Social Media/Internet

14%

Coworkers/Boss

50%

Family

17%

Personal Finances

Health

11%

Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

44%

Coworkers/Boss

Bachelor's answered Coworkers/Boss the most among all other education levels.

Social Media/Internet

19%

Coworkers/Boss

37%

Family

17%

Personal Finances

16%

Health

11%

Answered by 500+ with High school education level

Social Media/Internet

20%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

17%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level

Social Media/Internet

18%

Coworkers/Boss

43%

Family

17%

Personal Finances

15%

Health

Answered by 500+ with Associate's education level

Social Media/Internet

25%

Coworkers/Boss

44%

Family

13%

Personal Finances

12%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ with Bachelor's education level

Social Media/Internet

27%

Coworkers/Boss

41%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

12%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level

Social Media/Internet

27%

Coworkers/Boss

39%

Family

20%

Personal Finances

Health

Answered by 100+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

44%

Coworkers/Boss

Over 10 Years answered Coworkers/Boss the most among all other segments.

Entry Level
1 to 3 Years
3 to 6 Years
6 to 10 Years
Over 10 Years

Social Media/Internet

27%

Coworkers/Boss

30%

Family

13%

Personal Finances

19%

Health

11%

Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience

Social Media/Internet

24%

Coworkers/Boss

36%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

16%

Health

10%

Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience

Social Media/Internet

25%

Coworkers/Boss

39%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience

Social Media/Internet

25%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

13%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience

Social Media/Internet

22%

Coworkers/Boss

44%

Family

15%

Personal Finances

12%

Health

Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

63%

Coworkers/Boss

Minneapolis answered Coworkers/Boss the most among all other locations.

Social Media/Internet

24%

Coworkers/Boss

39%

Family

16%

Personal Finances

13%

Health

Answered by 100+ in Atlanta

Social Media/Internet

27%

Coworkers/Boss

39%

Family

15%

Personal Finances

11%

Health

Answered by 500+ in Boston

Social Media/Internet

21%

Coworkers/Boss

45%

Family

15%

Personal Finances

13%

Health

Answered by 500+ in Chicago

Social Media/Internet

24%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

11%

Personal Finances

16%

Health

Answered by 100+ in Dallas

Social Media/Internet

21%

Coworkers/Boss

42%

Family

15%

Personal Finances

13%

Health

Answered by 100+ in Denver

Social Media/Internet

19%

Coworkers/Boss

52%

Family

15%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Social Media/Internet

25%

Coworkers/Boss

43%

Family

13%

Personal Finances

12%

Health

Answered by 100+ in Houston

Social Media/Internet

25%

Coworkers/Boss

37%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

14%

Health

10%

Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles

Social Media/Internet

13%

Coworkers/Boss

63%

Family

13%

Personal Finances

Health

Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis

Social Media/Internet

25%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

14%

Personal Finances

12%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ in New York

Social Media/Internet

25%

Coworkers/Boss

40%

Family

12%

Personal Finances

15%

Health

Answered by 100+ in Phoenix

Social Media/Internet

50%

Coworkers/Boss

33%

Family

17%

Personal Finances

Health

Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA

Social Media/Internet

18%

Coworkers/Boss

44%

Family

18%

Personal Finances

Health

15%

Answered by < 100 in San Diego

Social Media/Internet

30%

Coworkers/Boss

37%

Family

15%

Personal Finances

11%

Health

Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco

Social Media/Internet

26%

Coworkers/Boss

44%

Family

10%

Personal Finances

11%

Health

Answered by 500+ in Seattle

Social Media/Internet

28%

Coworkers/Boss

37%

Family

13%

Personal Finances

13%

Health

Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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