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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: dougjn who wrote (6807)	10/2/1998 11:46:00 PM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Starr report cuts into U.S. productivity Friday October 2, 8:59 pm Eastern Time LOS ANGELES, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Employees reading the juicy details of the relationship between President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky on the Internet cost American companies almost $500 million in lost productivity, according to a report released on Friday. San Diego software company NetPartners Internet Solutions Inc. said about 13.5 million workers downloaded Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's report to Congress or the president's videotaped grand jury testimony at work over the past two weeks. The company, which makes software that allows companies to track the Internet usage of their employees, said companies lost an estimated $470 million in productivity if each employee spent an hour on the net looking at the presidential testimony or reading the report. The company based its figure an on average employee cost of $35 per hour. more at link: biz.yahoo.com hehe...I thought this article was very pertinent to this thread's header. All together now, let's wring our hands at this terrible waste of productivity.