Do noisy offices drain productivity?





Recent research by Plantronics in the UK, France and Germany has stated that noise in the office can be a major distraction to completing your office work. This research proves a growing difficulty for the majority of employees - with the UK holding a high statistic of 89.9% (with France being 93.5% and Germany being 96.5%). Office workers from all three countries stated that a noisy environment is one of the main reasons for not completing any work which in the long run could affect company costs of up to £15,000 per year. In all regions it is reported that three quarters of workers do not address the noise issues - or when the issues are in fact addressed; the actions have failed!

Here at Advantia we have the radio playing throughout the entire working day and it most definitely helps our productivity. We all uncontrollably sing along to most songs that are played and some might say this is rather distracting, but for us it surrounds the room with a positive energy – and this positive energy is reflected in our work, doubling our efforts to get stuff done!


However, like this story suggests, not everyone is the same. Therefore we would love to know your opinions on this story. Do you work better with or without office noise?



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