IDG reports as follows: Unsolicited commercial e-mail costs US companies $874 per employee per year in lost productivity, according to a report released yesterday from independent research company Nucleus Research Inc. The report, titled "Spam: The Silent ROI Killer," details the results of interviews with employees and IT administrators at 76 US companies. The $874 figure is based on an hourly pay of $30 and a work year of 2,080 hours, Nucleus said. (more here)
Comment: What's really amazing is that "The average employee receives 13.3 spam messages each day," according to the report. I thought everybody got at least 50....
