Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered unexpected health hazards for telecommuters reports The Daily Mail.
The authors of the study found that those who work from home during the coronavirus pandemic may experience a sore throat. This is due to the fact that employees have to raise their voices in order to be heard during online conferences.
This problem was reported by 516 out of 1575 study participants. At the same time, 86 percent of them emphasized that they did not have such problems before the introduction of restrictive measures.
In October, employees of Silicon Valley companies complained about the remote. The majority of those surveyed (68 percent) said they felt more exhausted than working in an office before the coronavirus pandemic began. Most of these respondents were among Facebook employees – 81 percent and Google – 79 percent. Among the problems that arose at a remote location, survey participants named the difficulty of finding a balance between work and personal life and fatigue from video chats. In addition, many noted that they work longer remotely.