Productivity | Is Spotify hindering or helping workplace productivity?

In almost every office-based workplace you’ll see the following image: desks of workers, headphones on, staring into screens, hurriedly tapping away as they race through spreadsheets of figures, type out emails, and meet deadlines.

Whatever task they’re doing, most likely they’re listening to a playlist specifically curated on Spotify – maybe even made by the streaming platform itself – to gear them with enough energy to finish their work.

In fact, in 2017 LinkedIn found that seven in ten workers think listening to tunes at work help them complete jobs.

Those surveyed believe that music helps them drown out the sound of annoying co-workers, keeping them calm and creative.