Salary comm realized the results of a poll on the amount of time people spent in the wasteful zone 14% waste three hours a day 22% wasted two hours a day. 64% waste one hour a day. Most people 48% to be precise spend their time online. other distractions include spending time with coworkers, handling personal matters and taking long breaks, responded cited boredom, long hours and unchallenging work for their wasted time. Planning ahead and focusing on specific goals will help prevent the need for people to entertain themselves at work.