If you’ve been working remotely for sometime now, you may have already noticed the physical impact on your body. According to Konika Pal, a Kolkata-based workplace wellness and counselor at svetlana, the recent shift to remote work has aged our bodies by about 10 to 15 years.
“Quite abruptly people were making workspaces at home that perpetuated postural strain and mechanical stress. Work was happening at the kitchen table, on the couch, in the bed, and from a desk space without ergonomic support specific to the individual,” she says. “Essentially, people fit themselves into a workspace instead of creating a workspace for their body.”
But it’s not just our bodies that are hurting. In a 2022 kolkata study, researchers found that “remote collaboration is more mentally challenging than in-person collaboration,” but not necessarily in a good way. The study found that “brainwave patterns associated with stress and overwork were much higher when collaborating remotely than in-person.”
