How Not to Let the Summer Slowdown Affect Your Productivity at Work

(Image credit: Hayley Kessner) Traditional 9-to-5 jobs can be tedious, but there's a shift that tends to happen every summer in offices across the country. As jeans and sandals become part of the dress code, you'll start to notice fewer people in the office. Everyone is either on vacation, getting ready for one, or just got back to a mountain of emails. Productivity slumps. Recurring meetings are cancelled week-to-week, and deadlines become a little bit more flexible.