Does the average employee spend an hour per day shopping for birthday presents and surfing blogs? And are these workers concerned that their Internet use might get them fired? How do they feel about having their 'net use monitored? Vault conducted our second Survey of Internet Use in the Workplace (the first since 1999) to discover the answers to these burning questions. Start clicking below to see the results.

Survey Results



WEB SURFING
In your opinion, is it okay for employees to surf non-work-related websites? If so, what is the maximum amount of time that should be permissible per day?

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
How often do you surf non-work-related sites during work hours?

CAUGHT IN THE ACT
Has your employer ever caught you surfing non-work-related sites? What happened?

MONITORING INTERNET
Do you worry about your employer monitoring your emails or Internet usage?

THE RIGHT TO MONITOR
Should employers have the right to monitor employees' Internet usage?

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
Do you take any measures to avoid detection?

PRODUCTIVITY
Does surfing the Internet or sending non-work-related emails decrease productivity?



� 87% of employees surf non-work-related websites while at work, and of this 87%, 53% engage in personal web surfing every day

� A majority of employees (56%) do not worry about their email or Internet use being monitored at work

� Only 35% of employees believe that surfing the Internet or sending non-work-related emails decreases productivity

For more information on this survey or Vault Inc., please contact Melanie London at mlondon@vault.com