No more emails, please

A survey by computer giant IBM has found that large quantity of emails received at work stations are a main contributor to workplace stress.

Of 629 managers has found that 45 per cent said that too many "not related" emails in their inbox creates a stressful workplace.

7 per cent find it very stressful, and half of respondents say that unanswered emails are also contributing to workplace stress.

The stress of constantly responding to emails affects 48 per cent of workers, rising to 54 per cent in organisations with more than 500 employees.



Nearly three-quarters of workers say they have sent an email to the wrong person by mistake, and nearly half at some time have hit Reply to All instead of Reply.

As many as 59 per cent of managers have tried to recall an email but it was too late, and 49 per cent have said something in an email which they have regretted.