Bosses are right: workers spend 2.5 fewer hours on the clock when they’re working from home

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• Research reveals employees clock in 2.65 fewer hours on the job while working from home, compared to their in-office counterparts. Despite the appeal of flexible schedules and some myth-busting, it’s been found that staffers can be less productive, fake work and watch movies on the job while in the comfort of their abode.

Bosses have been worried that their employees are watching Netflix or running errands on the clock while WFH—and their intuition may be right.