Email Overload: A Third of St Augustine Staff Spend a Day Every Week Managing Email

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St Augustine Florida 3/29/2021: Huge amounts of time are being wasted by staff in St Augustine just managing their email inbox every week.

In fact, for a third of staff, they’re spending so much time on it, that it adds up to nearly a fifth of their working time – the equivalent of a day a week.

That stat’s been revealed in a survey of 1,000 decision makers.

“There are so many ways to communicate at work, yet email remains a favorite,” commented St Augustine IT expert named Patrick Domingues.

“We seem to have a love/hate relationship with email. The survey shows 61% of people prefer to use email over tools like Teams or Slack.

“But it’s also the tool that we most love to hate. Who hasn’t switched on their laptop on a Monday morning and instantly felt their heart plummet when they’ve seen how many emails are waiting for them?”

The original survey, run by a company that makes a tool to make email easier, revealed:

·         70% of people believe email is one of the biggest productivity drains

·         73% say too much time is spent trying to find emails

·         And here’s a shock – 62% of people keep hard copies of emails – print outs

Patrick Domingues believes all local businesses should do a productivity analysis, and consider clever tools that make it easier to manage email. Or alternatives for internal communication, such as Teams.

Contact Patrick Domingues through his website at https://PatrickDomingues.com

Notes for editors

·        Patrick Domingues is available for further information and interview, on 386-627-4104

·       The original survey results are here: https://blog.mailmanager.com/new-blog/new-research-reveals-email-dominates-business-communication-but-poor-processes-kill-productivity-and-frustrate-employees

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