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You mean we actually have to work?

(NEWSER) - Funny how the hours between 9am and 5pm just fly by when Facebook is involved. Unfortunately, our bosses are on to us. A study by OpenDNS reports which websites were most blocked by companies in 2010. The Huffington Post has the top 10, noting the proportion of business networks that have blacklisted the site:

• eBay, 1.6%: No bidding on that unworn pair of Uggs.
• Hotmail.com, 2.1%: Business email only, please.

Firms go ga-ga over not losing mom for months

(NEWSER) - Every day can be bring-your-child-to-work day, the New York Times reports, as more companies are allowing parents to bring their babies into the office. The move helps moms and dads dodge the financial hit of parental leave while simultaneously spending time with their kids. “I have not heard anyone react other than enthusiastically,” says one mom and CEO, who puts in 12-hour days with her two kids next-door. More»

Email, IMs keep employees available and distracted

(NEWSER) - Google, Microsoft, Intel, and IBM are partnering are on a new initiative to help workers distracted by emails and instant messages improve their productivity, the New York Times reports. The Information Overload Research Group, a nonprofit launching next month, will devise cultural and technological solutions to reduce the digital deluge that’s costing firms $650 billion a year in productivity. More»

The office isn't the only option for parents whose kids are at loose ends

(NEWSER) - Can't find a babysitter? Bringing your kid to work may seem the simplest solution—but first, consider these suggestions from Forbes.

1. Check out employer-provided child care. Many places don't have on-site care, but they may have backup services.
2. Work from home. Your boss and co-workers will thank you.

Study finds they spend a third of their time in meetings

(NEWSER) - It's no big secret that CEOs can make completely ridiculous amounts of money; what is less obvious to some is what they do that's so darn valuable. A group of London School of Economics and Harvard Business School scholars decided to dig into one aspect of CEOs' work week, by taking a look at how more than 500 of them organize their time. In their study, the executives' personal assistants recorded any activity the CEOs did that was at least 15 minutes long. The big reveal: CEOs are rarely alone, and spend a lot of their time in meetings (about 1/3 of their week), at business meals (about 5 hours per week), and on the phone (3 hours). More»