widthWhy are some people so intimate work from home Carnival, Svantje couldn’t understand. “Working from home makes me very uncomfortable,” she said. “I will have to fight the health consequences within a few months.” Svantje is 46 years old and works as a marketing manager for a financial services provider. She suffered from backache from sitting for a long time, had two blood clots on her legs, her eyes were inflamed, and her psychological pressure was great because she had to be on standby at all times. “My employer just lets us work from home without worrying about whether we have enough work and whether we comply with working hours,” she said. “For him, the only important thing is that the store is open.”
According to the survey Hans Berkler Foundation Before the crisis, only every 25 employees worked entirely or mainly from home. Almost one-third in April 2020, and only one-seventh in November 2020. But working from home seems very popular: in the most recent survey in January 2021, a quarter of people again stated that they work from home only or most of the time. There are many benefits to working from home, but there is growing evidence that it can make some people sick. “If we don’t optimize the home office now, many complaints may become chronic diseases,” said Volkhas, chief professional doctor at the Hamburg Eppendorf University Clinic. “This will not only cause great pain to the affected people, but also cause a lot of lost working time.”
