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Getting Paid To Google?

If you’re disappointed in your salary, this should brighten your day. You’re getting paid to play around on the web. A survey looked at companies that aren’t restrictive with internet…

LONDON – APRIL 13: (FILE PHOTO) In this photo illustration the logo and search page of the multi-facetted internet giant Google is displayed on a computer screen on April 13, 2006 in London, England. Google’s first-quarter profit rose 60%, outpacing analyst estimates. The popular Internet search engine said on April 20, 2006 that for its first quarter it it earned $592.3 million, compared with net income of $369.2 million, in Q1 of 2005. (Photo Illustration by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

(Photo Illustration by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

If you're disappointed in your salary, this should brighten your day. You're getting paid to play around on the web. A survey looked at companies that aren't restrictive with internet use and found that the majority of employees spend a minimum of four hours per week (26 workdays a year) on websites that have nothing to do with their job.

So if your annual salary is $45,000, you're getting paid about $4,500 to go down google rabbit holes. Have fun!

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