notification overload

The notification overload tag brings together coverage of Microsoft 365 alerts and the effects of constant workplace interruptions. Its featured discussion examines a Microsoft WorkLab report stating that the most heavily pinged 20% of Microsoft 365 users received 275 meeting, email, or chat notifications over 24 hours. It also explains why that figure needs context: the finding describes the busiest users and does not mean every knowledge worker faces 275 interruptions during office hours. Instead, the report highlights how collaboration tools can create a continuous stream of work-related prompts, making notification overload an important productivity and workplace-technology concern.