Too many group chats and emails? Here are the most overwhelmed in Europe

Communicating - whether online or in person - takes up at least half of a working day for millions of EU workers, says Eurostat.

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00:00If your inbox is about to burst after the Christmas break, you're not alone.

00:09Spending at least half of the time at work on group chats, emails and communications in general

00:16is the norm for 46% of EU employees.

00:21The most overwhelmed are the Maltese and the French.

00:25Nearly 80% of Maltese spend at least half of their working time on communications,

00:3275% in France, 72% in Austria and 70% in Cyprus.

00:39The lowest percentages are in Slovakia, Greece and Latvia.

00:44EU-wide, women tend to communicate more than men at work.

00:5051.5% of female employees use at least half of their time for internal and external communications,

00:59compared to 43% of men.

01:02Millennials are the most engaged in communications among male employees,

01:08with 45% spending at least half of their time on it.

01:13While for women, the peak is at 56%, primarily among Gen Zs.

01:20In general, finance and insurance professionals spend the most time communicating,

01:26followed by those in education and hospitality.