“The reason Zoom calls drain your energy”

Jun 9, 2020 | Digital

I have a client who’s been officially working from home for a big US corporation for some years. When he started, they insisted on an inspection of his ‘working space’, provided an ergonomically approved chair and mouse-arm rest and set his computer to switch itself off for five minutes every half hour to make sure he doesn’t get over- screened. All, of course, to avoid being sued. You can tell from most virtual meetings that lockdown offices have been thrown together without a thought for health and safety. And now Zoom Fatigue, as well as Mouse Finger Strain, is becoming a thing. Apparently the concentration needed to communicate without body language could give you a nasty headache. I think most companies will have their workers back in offices sooner than we think…

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