How many times have you been tempted to shop online while at work? I know I have, and that was not just a few times I would catch myself looking stuff up on Ebay, Amazon, Futureshop, etc. However before you start shopping online while you're at work next time, consider the company's consequences. What you do online when you're doing it on your work time is your employer's business. According to Careerbuilder.com annual shopping from work survey, 49% of employees plan on doing shopping online from their office. That is almost half of the employees in every firm! Below you have a chart of how much companies are loosing while you shop in your work times, stats are for November and December 2010.
32% of companies lose $15.000 for just two months because you decided to buy stuff online at work. That is a stunning number! People shop mostly during the Christmas holidays, i.e. after 7th December with 30% from the earlier survey by Carrerbuilders. Also, there are some special days with discounts on items such as Black Friday or Cyber Monday, which usually have electronic items on sale. However, is this temptation to do a little shopping spree online that can save you some time and money worth the risk of losing your job? In my opinion there is a huge NO but I would like to hear from you in the comments below.
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