Do you ever work from home? I'm sure you have worked from home at least once. For employees, remote work saves time and daily commuting costs.
They can be flexible in managing their work time and balancing their personal and professional lives.
However, you should reconsider after seeing a grotesque model predicting health consequences for workers who work from home after 70 years.
A grotesque new model may have you longing for the office.
Furniture At Work used scientific research and collaborated with healthcare experts to show the effects of not having a proper workspace at home.
Well, the result is a horrifying depiction of the remote workers of the future
Furniture At Work has revealed a disturbing prediction of what home-workers could look like by the year 2100.
The team created a model named Anna, based on research from the University of Leeds, which found that a third of UK office workers have no dedicated workspace at home.
Anna, a victim of remote work, demonstrates the health effects of remote work over 70 years.
Working from bed has taken its toll on Anna, who has a hunched back with raised shoulders.
Anna started at a screen all day has given her red, swollen eyes.
After long hours spent with her hand curled around her mouse, her fingers have become permanently clawed.
Additionally, Anna has also fallen victim to weight gain, a weak immune system due to insufficient fresh air, and mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.
Based on these findings, health experts are urging home-workers to take measures to stay healthy while working from home.
Brian Clark, Founder of United Medical Education, advises remote workers to take regular breaks to stretch and move their bodies to help avoid back and neck pain.
Sarah Gibson, director of Proactive Healthcare, recommends following the '20-20-20' rule to look after your eyes if you spend long periods staring at screens.
This involves looking away from your screen every 20 minutes for 20 seconds and focusing on something 20 feet away
For those who regularly work from home, Mr. Clark advises setting up a dedicated workspace.
He emphasizes that setting up a designated workspace with ergonomic furniture is also important for establishing clear boundaries between work and personal time.
