The average worker wasted five hours this week on tasks that could be automated, according to a new poll from Yahoo.com.
The top things we'd love to see automated are: Sending emails . . . scheduling meetings . . . doing data entry . . . talking to our BOSS . .
. and dealing with customers. We're not sure how realistic those last two are.
Here are four more quick stats . . .
1. Seven in 10 employees wish they could spend more time on "high-value" tasks at work. So stuff that can't be automated.
2. 69% feel like they just do the same thing over and over again each day. And 68% wish their job wasn't so monotonous.
3. Two-thirds said they'd be more likely to stay at their current job if they got to learn new skills. Close to 90% said they actually DID learn new skills this past year.
4. The top things that make us more confident at work are: Learning new skills . . . getting a promotion . . . being given more responsibility . . . and getting a raise.