“Interestingly enough, 64% say the primary connection during disrupted meetings is corporate wifi, not personal devices, suggesting that office infrastructure might be the weak point,” Lightyear said. “If the average employee loses three minutes per meeting, and the typical worker attends eight meetings per week, that’s over 20 minutes of lost time weekly per employee, or nearly 17 hours a year. Across a 500-person company, that’s the equivalent of 10,000+ hours lost annually.”

Other key takeaways…

The Patience Gap: At 46%, Millennials are more frustrated by glitches than 35% of the Gen Z demographic.
A Clear Mandate: 65% of Employees Call Investment in Connectivity "Extremely Valuable".
The Productivity Tax: 59% Report losing three-plus minutes per disruption.
“You’re on Mute!”: 73% of employees battle glitches in online meetings every week.

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