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Apr 2
Can't Live Without Email? These Companies Can Kill You Every Friday

No matter how many people find it as one of the most helpful online business tools, email can also be a productive businessperson's nemesis. Aside from email spam, viruses and spyware that can be downloaded, checking email can also become one of the worst time-killer that we can get addicted to. Sure, email's not going to become a productivity-killer if not because of its users' habits. That's why companies are exploring ways to abate this problem.

One of the solutions that companies are experimenting on is launching "No Email Days" or "Email Free Fridays". If you'd like to know the companies that are employing this debatable technique to increase employee productivity:Email Kills Productivity

  • PBD Worldwide Fulfillment Services in Atlanta
  • Loblaw
  • Intel Corp.
  • US Cellular Corp. 
  • Serena software
What's your take on this method? Will you willingly sign yes if your employer one day announces that you have to put a halt to your email world at least once a week?

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