Employees spend this many hours bored at work

The plague of boredom is spreading across UK workplaces, symptoms include a dull tired look behind the eyes, employees slumped over their desks and turning to Buzzfeed quizzes to get through the afternoon.

Whilst we can all admit to getting fatigued and disinterested by our work, research has shown that on average, managers recognize that their employees are spending nearly 14% of their week bored at work.

According to research from, Robert Half UK, the average full-time employee is seen to be bored around 5.3 hours a week. The figure rises to over 6 hours a week (6.4) for employees in London and the South East.

At large companies with 500+ employees, the amount of time that employees spend bored at work jumps to 7.1 hours (19%) - the equivalent of nearly a full working day in one week. Medium-sized organisations (250-499 employees) are estimated to spend just over half that amount of time (3.8 hours a week) uninterested in their work.