Workers in Asia are spending the most time on "performative work" — in other words, focusing on appearing busy more than doing real, productive work.
Japan (63%), Singapore (63%) and India (57%) were ranked lowest for percentage of time spent on productive or "real work," Slack said.
According to Laney, employees' focus on appearing busy is "likely influenced" by the way leaders are measuring productivity.
For example, 44% of Singapore employees — the highest globally — say their productivity has been affected by spending "too much time" in meetings and emails.
"There is an opportunity for companies to explore new and different ways of working, such as … adopting asynchronous ways of working rather than meetings, to facilitate more effective collaboration at work," Laney said.
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