In 2005 David Bolchover took it upon himself to find out what actively disengaged employees do when at work (and also when not). Scouring the research, he found that:
- 1 in 3 people have taken illegal drugs at work: ecstasy, cannabis, and cocaine
- 1 in 5 people have had sex at work
- 70% of porn site hits happen during working hours
- The actively disengaged have twice as much time off sick (and many of them are to be found at Alton Towers, apparently)
- 1in 5 people describe themselves as constantly surfing the net, while a majority of people estimate they spend the equivalent of a day a week on non-work websites at work
- 7% send more than 20 personal emails a day
- 1/3 of young professionals confess to being hung over twice a week at work; and
- A quarter of people have fallen asleep at work