Survey Reveals At-Work Shopping Habits of North American Workers and Corporate Policies

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SHOPPING ON THE SLY
Survey Reveals At-Work Shopping Habits of
North American Professionals and Corporate
Policies from CIOs

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Cyber Monday Deal-Seekers
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49% of North American employees typically
shop at work on Cyber Monday
36% have taken a day off to holiday shop
Source: Robert Half Technology survey of 1,400 professionals in North America. Only the top responses are shown.

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Professionals were asked: “Which have you done
when shopping online at work...?”
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Bought the wrong item: 5%
Stayed late or worked from home in the evening to make up
for time lost due to shopping: 13%
Ignored a phone call: 11%
Missed a deadline or forgot about a meeting: 6%
Source: Robert Half Technology survey of 1,400 professionals in North America. Only the top responses are shown.

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Workers Reveal What Devices They Use to
Shop
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Both: 24%
Work-issued computer/device: 39%
Personal mobile device: 17%
Source: Robert Half Technology survey of 1,400 professionals in North America. Only the top responses are shown.

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Professionals Reveal When They Typically Shop
During the Work Day
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 On their lunch break: 64%
 When they’re bored: 43%
 While browsing online for something else: 35%
 While spending time with their coworkers: 17%
 During conference calls: 8%
 During in-person meetings: 3%
Source: Robert Half Technology survey of 1,400 professionals in North America. Multiple responses permitted.
Only the top responses are shown.

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Workers were asked... “Has your manager or IT leader ever discussed any
policies or security issues around online shopping, or have you had any
company training around IT security?”
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Not that I know of: 15%
No: 55%
Yes: 29%
Source: Robert Half Technology survey of 1,400 professionals in North America. Responses do not equal 100 due to rounding.

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CIOs were asked... “Which one of the following best describes your
company's policy regarding employees shopping online while at work?
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Block access to online shopping sites: 33%
Allow unrestricted access: 22%
Allow access, but monitor for excessive use: 43%
Source: Robert Half Technology survey of 1,400 North American CIOs
*Other/Don’t Know: 1%

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