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How many times are you interrupted, by colleagues, for work-related reasons, per work day, on average? (This includes any method of interruption: telephone, IM, stopping by the office, etc) |
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None
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-45
46+
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How long, on average, do each of these interruptions last? |
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1-3 min
4-9 min
10-15 min
16-29 min
30+ min
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How many times are you interrupted, by colleagues or friends, for NON-work-related reasons, per work day, on average? (This includes any method of interruption: telephone, IM, stopping by the office, etc) |
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None
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-45
46+
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How long, on average, do each of these interruptions last? |
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less than 1 min
1-3 min
4-9 min
10-15 min
16-29 min
30+ min
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..5. |
How much do you find interruptions interfere with your flow of thought, with the rhythm of your work? |
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Very little
A little
Somewhat
A lot
A whole lot
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After an interruption, how long does it take you to get back into the rhythm of your work? |
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no time at all
1-3 min
4-9 min
10-15 min
16-29 min
30+ min
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..7. |
How many times do you interrupt other people per day, for work-related reasons? |
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None
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-45
46+
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..8. |
How many times do you interrupt other people per day, for NON-work-related reasons? |
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None
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-45
46+
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..9. |
How many interruptions, work or personal related, do you think are tolerable per day, ideally? |
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None
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-45
46+
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Of all the interruptions you receive per day, how many come through which of the following means: |
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Telephone |
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None
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-45
46+
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11. |
Instant Messaging |
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None
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-45
46+
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12. |
Stopping by the office |
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None
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-45
46+
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Which method interrupts you the most? (1 is most, 3 is least) |
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13. |
Telephone |
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1
2
3
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14. |
Instant Messaging |
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1
2
3
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15. |
People stopping by the office |
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1
2
3
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Do you feel that the number of interruptions you receive daily, on average, interferes with your productivity? |
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Yes
No
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Do you think it is okay to be interrupted or not for any of the following reasons: |
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17. |
Your boss/manager needs something urgent that must be done immediately |
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Yes
No
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18. |
A colleague (same level) has a question |
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Yes
No
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19. |
A subordinate has a question |
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Yes
No
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20. |
A friend (for non-business reasons) has a question |
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Yes
No
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What do you do to combat interruptions? |
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Close door
Don't answer the phone (forward to voicemail)
Use "Do not disturb" feature on IM
Snarl at interrupter
Other (please specify)
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How effective are these? |
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Very
A bit
Somewhat
Not very
Not at all
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..23. |
Do you see these interruptions as |
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Generally harmful
Generally helpful
Mixed
Neither/Neutral
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How do you prefer people to interrupt you? (please rank in order of preference, where 1 is most preferable, 5 is least preferable) |
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24. |
Telephone |
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1
2
3
4
5
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25. |
Instant Messaging |
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1
2
3
4
5
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26. |
Stop by office |
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1
2
3
4
5
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27. |
None |
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1
2
3
4
5
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28. |
E-mail |
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1
2
3
4
5
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..29. |
How interruptive is e-mail to your workflow? (1 is most, 5 is least) |
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1
2
3
4
5
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..30. |
How disruptive is spam to your workflow? (1 is most, 5 is least) |
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1
2
3
4
5
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..31. |
What portion of all e-mail you receive is spam? |
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0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
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..32. |
How many e-mails do you receive per business day on average? |
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0-15
16-30
31-50
51-75
76+
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..33. |
When you receive a new mail notification, when do you read the new message? |
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immediately
shortly thereafter
when a few messages arrive
when convenient
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