- About half of the workers are asking for focus time without distractions
- Many workers feel pressure to respond to messages all the time.
- Companies could help by introducing formally scheduled inactivity time
With AI tools now increasing productivity in labor forces worldwide, workers now expect to allow a quieter time to focus on significant and creative tasks.
The new Twilio data found that almost half (47%) prioritize the distraction -free approach time, and one in three (36%) even wants employers to formally program it.
This is a feeling that is most commonly felt among younger workers (children aged 25 to 34), 44% of which would be more likely to join a company that offers time of digital inactivity.
Workers want peace and tranquility
After the increase in hybrid work, two out of five (38%) note that the pressure of being constantly online or receptive during working hours (47% of young people of 26-30), but the response to emails and messages interrupts their ability to work.
“Digital tools are increasingly integrated into our daily routines, digital inactivity time can be the response to combat the ‘always active’ environment that prevents productivity, pressure creation and damaging the culture of the workplace,” concluded the director of Executive Participation of Twilio and APJ, Sam Richardson.
On Friday, it emerged as the preferred quiet day of the workers, with 44% probably wanting to use the last business day of the week to conclude the work and draw a line under its progress before the weekend. In contrast, only 29% wanted silence on Monday.
“If companies want to attract and retain the best talent to build for the future, they must pay attention to what workers tell them,” Richardson said.
With the first common digital workplaces now, companies are urged to implement systems that help workers to stay focused while respecting their need for focus.
With all this in mind, combined with the fact that consumers now expect support for 24 hours, artificial intelligence could contain the key to personalized experiences that do not add to the existing pressures of workers.
