Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
Andrew Adams Reporting The holidays are taking their toll at the workplace.
Warren McBride: "I do all the maintenance. I enjoy working."
Warren McBride is happy to be at work.
But employees at a downtown office building would rather be doing other things.
Medi Gelinas: "Home, sleeping."
Medi Gelinas was playing solitaire on her lunch hour, but couldn't keep her eyes off the clock.
Medi Gelinas: "It was 10:30 and I said ‘that's all it is?'"
Sheldon Lamont does technical support for stock market software.
Sheldon Lamont: "I'd rather be home with my family than worrying about people's money on the markets."
Monica Whalen with the Employers' Council says it's a tough job keeping workers motivated this time of year, costing companies money.
Business owners say clients don't want excuses. Studies show productivity starts plummeting two weeks before Christmas and doesn't recover until mid-January.
