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The Onion: Study Finds Working At Work Improves Productivity

Mike Renfro | Nov 5 2007

WASHINGTON, DC -- According to a groundbreaking new study by the Department of Labor, working — the physical act of engaging in a productive job-related activity — may greatly increase the amount of work accomplished during the workday, especially when compared with the more common practices of wasting time and not working.

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Mike Renfro is a Research and Development Engineer in the Center for Manufacturing Research at Tennessee Technological University. One part mechanical engineer, one part Unix sysadmin, and ten parts redneck je ne sais quoi. Married and taking orders from two cats in Cookeville, TN.

  
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