Russians talked about the practice of "illusion of employment" at work

Most Russians at least periodically create the appearance of employment during working hours. According to the survey, 82% of respondents do so. This was reported to Izvestia on May 14 by analysts of the SOK service office network.

In addition, 40% of respondents admitted that they have to simulate work activity in the office, 15% — when working remotely, and another 25% — in both formats. At the same time, 42% do it weekly, 27% — several times a month, 21% — daily, and 10% — extremely rarely.

Despite this, three quarters of the respondents reported that they had never faced accusations of imitation of employment. Employees most often create the appearance of work during meetings and calls (37%), closer to the end of the working day (26%), when tired and unable to take a break (22%), and in the presence of colleagues (21%).

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The majority of survey participants (63%) believe that such behavior is common: according to their estimates, at least half of employees in companies periodically hide the lack of tasks or demonstrate "intense activity." They cite the main reasons for this as the fact that the situation has become the norm (45%), fear of appearing ineffective in front of management (33%), and a ban on early departure when tasks are completed (29%).

According to the survey, only 20% of respondents note strict management control. Another 30% said that their superiors did not monitor such activity at all, and almost half believed that managers turned a blind eye to it.

Among the most common ways to simulate employment, survey participants identified unnecessary delays in the office (50%), delaying simple tasks (46%), and creating the appearance of working at a computer (39%). According to the respondents, middle managers are most often engaged in this practice — 30% answered this way. This is followed by junior staff (25%) and department heads (11%).

Career consultant at the Profi service.Vladislav Taushankov told Izvestia on May 5 that the probation period is a key stage in the adaptation of a new employee: it is during this period that the employer evaluates his professional and personal qualities and decides on further cooperation. The expert recalled that in accordance with the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the maximum probation period is three months, and for senior positions it can reach six months.