April 13, 2005—Steelcase, a global office environments manufacturer, has released the first part of a three-part survey on the Nature of Work in 2005.
Conducted by Opinion Research Corporation (ORC), the study surveyed approximately 700 office workers on information storage and workspace organization.
When compared to a similar survey conducted by Steelcase six years ago, workers in 2005 are spending less time per day organizing their workspace (15 minutes on average), as compared to 1998, when workers reportedly spent an average of 20 minutes a day organizing.
The survey also examined the ways office workers store information. According to the survey, only 15 percent of respondents consider themselves to be “pilers,” while 26 percent of workers describe themselves as “filers.” Only 2 percent of workers chose “slob” as the descriptor that best fit them.
Results of part two in the Nature of Work in 2005 series examines weekend work habits and will be unveiled in May 2005. For more on the survey or on Steelcase, visit the company Web site.
