The Summer Slacker

MEET T HEN SUMMER SLACKER* *People who take “unofficial" time off even though their company strictly forbids it AH SUMMER! For some people, as the temperature goes up their work ethic goes down. Everyone feels it a little but there's one group that feels it in spades. They're the Summer Slackers and are more likely than their colleagues to be "sick" on Mondays or Fridays, suddenly skip out early on Thursday or Friday afternoons or play hooky in general. Just who are these Summer Slackers? Gender: WOMAN 72% Age: 21-35 50% Job Function: NON-MANAGERIAL 58% Company Size: UNDER 100 55% 55% 28% MORE LIKELY UNMARRIED TO COME FROM A COLD WEATHER CITY INDUSTRY HOUSEHOLD INCOME LAW $50-$10OK 31% 31% WHAT ARE THEY DOING? COMPARED TO THEIR NON-SLACKER PEERS, SUMMER SLACKERS ARE 260% 118% 165% MORE LIKELY TO TAKE LONG LUNCH BREAKS MORE LIKELY MORE LIKELY TO BE SEARCHING FOR A JOB TO WATCH THE OLYMPICS AT THE OFFICE 204% 128% MORE LIKELY MORE LIKELY TO SHOP DURING THE WORKDAY TO PLAN PERSONAL TRIPS Office Pulse Credits Captivate Network is the leading digital media company providing customized, actionable information to millions of on-the-go business professionals throughout the day in North America. Captivate commissioned MarketTools to survey more than 600 North American white-collar workers on their summertime office behav- ior. For full survey results and methodology, visit officepulse.captivate.com s captivate NETWORK