Economic Impact of Socknapping
Lost Productivity
A study by Infographic: Socknapping's Toll on Office Work found that 4 out of 5 employees who experience socknapping will spend an extra 30 minutes per day searching for their pilfered socks.
Direct Costs
A single pair of socks can cost up to $10, and if your employees spend an hour searching for each one, that's $60/hour in lost productivity. Multiply that by the 2,000 employees of a major corporation, and that's $120,000 per year just in Socknapping-related expenses.
Indirect Costs
The emotional toll of Socknapping on your employees' mental health cannot be measured, but we're sure it's worth at least $50/hour per person, per day, for "optional" sessions.