The company analyzed data from users of Microsoft 365 services — which include Outlook and PowerPoint — globally between ...

Automating existing processes provides limited gains. Bigger leaps come from new workflows and organizational structures.

In a new special report entitled " Breaking down the infinite workday ," Microsoft describes how and why the never-ending ...

The traditional boundaries of the working day have dissolved under a flood of emails, messages and meetings to create an ...

After-Hours Chats Chats sent outside the standard 9-to-5 workday are up 15% year over year, with an average of 58 messages ...

Work Trend Index Special Report warns that more people are now trapped in a seemingly infinite workday. It starts at 6 am, ...

"This points to a larger truth: the modern workday for many has no clear start or finish," Microsoft concluded. "As business ...

Microsoft warns that AI could make chaotic workdays even worse without structural changes to how companies manage time and priorities.

The workday is also stretching into the night, with the data showing a 16 per cent year-on-year increase in meetings ...

4️⃣ Infinite workday: New research by Microsoft finds that the average worker is interrupted every two minutes by a meeting, ...

Workers are struggling to cope with a “seemingly infinite workday,” involving an increasing load of meetings scheduled at 8 p.m. or later and a near-constant stream of interruptions ...