Just take Monday off

More than half the people who have Internet access at work will be shopping online when they return to their jobs after the Thanksgiving weekend, which sort of begs the question, how long before Thanksgiving becomes a five-day weekend?

More than 53% of workers with Internet access, or 68.8 million people, will shop for holiday gifts from work, according to Shop.org’s eHoliday survey conducted by BIGresearch. According to the survey, three-fourths (73.8%) of young adults aged 18 to 24 with Internet access will shop at work, and men are more likely to shop from work than women (56.3% vs. 50.8%).

“Although employers may cringe at the thought of their workers browsing or buying gifts online at work, there is a potential bright side,” said Phil Rist, EVP strategic initiatives at BIGresearch. “Employees who spend ten minutes at the office completing their holiday shopping online are likely to be much more efficient than those who use extended lunch breaks waiting in line at the store and fighting holiday traffic on the way back to work.”