Online sales killing work productivity

Not everyone is a shopaholic at least not online. However, how many of you didn't take a sneak peek what was on offer during Flipkart's Billion Day Sale? Well, at least most of us did. The flash sale was on October 6, a working day. And guess what? with high-speed internet connection at their disposal, employees were busy checking out best bargains on Flipkart keeping their office work aside.

According to reports, employees ate not as productive as before thanks to the huge discount sales on offer! You may have successfully managed to lay your hands on your favourite mobile phone that remained elusive till now for lack of funds. But that excitement doesn't stop there, you text, write and boast about your prized possession to your friends, relatives and cousins till you get the product in hand-All this while a priority project at office is crying for your attention.

Employees not only shop during office hours, but are not ashamed of giving their office address for product delivery. All this a waste of precious office time.

Employers are naturally fuming about their helpless state. A few companies have successfully built firewalls to block access to these sites in office. However, smart people know better to penetrate with proxy addresses! This is not it, smartphones make it easier to shop as most of the popular shopping sites have a mobile app that makes mobile buying hassle-free. Today, Amazon has announced a sale. Talk of killing productivity!