Computer downtime is biggest workplace irritant

Computer downtime ranks as the most significant irritant in the workplace according to a new survey. The study of employees at 500 UK businesses carried out by YouGov for Cherwell Software finds 41 percent naming downtime, ahead of forgotten passwords (23 percent), the lack of parking spaces (22 percent) or stolen meeting rooms (15 percent). When asked to pick their top two information technology frustrations, slow response times to fixing computer problems was named by 29 percent and the difficulty of reaching IT staff by 24 percent. On the question of who should be held most accountable for a major… [Continue Reading]