Can’t Get Any Work Done? New Survey Reveals Politics Is Killing Productivity

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Workers are spending two hours a day reading and talking about politics, according to a survey from Wakefield Research. Illustration by Mark Fiore/KQED

By Sam Harnett, KQED News Fix/The California Report

Only one time before has CEO Andy Ruben seen his co-workers so distracted by the news, and that was a very different situation: 9/11.

Ruben is CEO of Yerdle, a San Francisco company that helps retailers resell used products. Since the election of Donald Trump and subsequent political turmoil, Ruben said it has been hard to keep his workers focused.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix/The California Report.

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