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The poll revealed that 52 per cent of US employees were "not engaged" by their work and spent time listlessly going through the motions.
A further 18 per cent were "actively disengaged", meaning that they were so miserable as to actively "undermine what their engaged coworkers accomplished".
At least the study offered some solidarity in workplace boredom; only 30 per cent of employees said they were regularly engaged or inspired by their jobs.
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