Overview

• Employees face an average of one interruption every two minutes during core hours, totaling 275 daily disruptions from meetings, emails and chat alerts.
• The average worker receives 117 emails and 153 Teams messages each day, with over 50 messages sent or received outside regular business hours.
• Nearly 40% of staff log in by 6 a.m. and roughly 20% check emails before noon on weekends, blurring the line between professional and personal time.
• Half of all meetings occur during natural productivity peaks of 9–11 a.m. and 1–3 p.m., undermining opportunities for focused deep work.
• Microsoft’s report stresses that while AI can automate routine tasks, meaningful relief requires reshaping workflows and establishing healthy boundary norms.