Cyber Monday Sales Could Be Record Setting

Get that index finger ready. Set. Go and click to complete purchase.

If your pointer finger is twitching, it could be because today is Cyber Monday, the day when shoppers, many who are working, take to their computers to make purchases online. 

Today it is expected that roughly 50 percent of workers will be shopping while working, according to a survey on Internet use that CareerBuilder funded. 

Last year Cyber Monday broke sales records and those strong online sales are expected to continue this year, according to CareerBuilder. 

Based on the results of its survey, CareerBuilder expects that 50 percent of shoppers will be clicking away and buying online, on par with last year’s 52 percent. So, bosses don’t be surprised to learn that roughly 34 percent of employees plan to spend one hour or more online shopping.

That may mean fewer games of solitaire because the survey determined that 16 percent of workers will spend more than two hours shopping. 

It’s possible that shoppers will be clicking away online at stores like , where the retailer is advertising specials on items ranging from Nintendo game systems, to cameras, toys to videos. On Amazon.com, the e-tailer was advertising special deals on everything from flat-screen TV’s to men’s jewelry, women’s diamond jewelry to garden tillers. Recently opened local retailer HHGregg is advertising items including a 73” 3-D HDTV for $989.

The CareerBuilder survey was conducted Aug. 16 through Sept. 8 among 4,384 workers and 2,696 employers. The survey determined that while companies seem to be clamping down on non-business related Internet use, there is a trend of increased, non-work related online activity.

"Most companies assume their employees use some of their break time on the Internet for shopping, checking social networks, and other general browsing, but when it starts adding up, workers need to be aware of company policies and any potential consequences," said Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder. "With more companies limiting or restricting online activity, e-shopping season is as good a time as any to be mindful of our Internet usage at work."