Working in an office

[Stouffer]

IDS is a fucking cunt. 

[polymerpunkah]

Haven't read the entire thread, so apologies if I'm repeating something already covered, but how wil WFH impact on the tax revenue for cities if city centre property values drop?

 

Is that part of the concern of government?

[Barrington Womble]

36 minutes ago, polymerpunkah said:

Haven't read the entire thread, so apologies if I'm repeating something already covered, but how wil WFH impact on the tax revenue for cities if city centre property values drop?

 

Is that part of the concern of government?

I think a much larger concern would be most commercial properties are owned by some big corporations or investment funds, who in turn take their cash from all the usual sources from bilionaire private equity down to the pension funds with investments from people throughout the country - the pension fund loses value, so do we all. Much of these investments will be assisted with commercial loans etc. So if we say a company is worth 1bn based on its assets,  if people stop renting said assets permanently, inevitably the value of those assets diminishes as perhaps that value dropsto 500m, which becomes bad for everyone , but most of all the Tories and their cronies, but certainly we would not be left unscathed. 

 

I understand their is a lot of commercial property available at the moment, but there's been very little reduction in rental values - apparently space not rented is better than space rented at a lower value in the short term, as when you start signing agreements at lower rents, it lowers the value of the assets (which may be backed with massive loans). I don't think people can keep not renting forever, but you can for a period. The way to fix this potential black hole in the economy is get everyone back in the office. 

[johnsusername]

1 hour ago, Stouffer said:

IDS is a fucking cunt. 

It all reeks of "why don't working people just do as they're told."

[tokyojoe]

1 hour ago, Mook said:

I've said it before & I'll say it again, the only advantage of going into the office, is being able to check out the birds.

 

Other than that, it can fuck right off.

 

I think we're going to be forced to go back in three days a week soon & I am absolutely dreading it. A load of overtime will be gone so I can sit on a bus for two hours a day to spend another eight in the company of morons who continually use phrases like 'reach out' & 'going forward' without engaging their fucking brains.

Abso fucking lutely.

[Sugar Ape]

Been laughing at the replies to this cunt who works for the rag all morning. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sugar Ape]

Seen this article on Twitter before, gonna post it even though it's from the Mail. The discourse in the right wing rags about WFH is getting increasingly deranged as they get ignored over their agenda to push everyone back into the office but this article takes the biscuit. Of course, it was commissioned by an office furniture company using scientific research and working with healthcare professionals.

 

Swollen eyes, a hunchback and claw-like hands: What remote-workers will look like by 2100 | Daily Mail Online

 

Swollen eyes, a hunchback and claw-like hands: Grotesque model reveals what remote-workers will look like in 70 years

 

While working from home was once a rare treat, it has become the norm for millions of people following the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

But a grotesque new model may have you asking to go back into the office.

 

Furniture At Work has revealed what home-workers could look like by the year 2100 – and it's not a pretty sight.

 

Their model, dubbed Anna, has a hunchback, dark, swollen eyes, and claw-like hands as a result of working from home.

 

'Anna displays many physical effects because of consistent use of technology, screen exposure and poor posture, as well as highlighting potential mental health issues,' Furniture at Work said.

 

 

 

 

The team created Anna following research from the University of Leeds which found that a third of UK home-workers have no dedicated workspace at home.

 

'To visualise the effects of not having a proper place to work at home, Furniture At Work used scientific research and worked with healthcare experts to reveal what the remote worker of the future could look like,' Furniture At Work explained.

 

Working from bed has taken its toll on Anna, who has a hunched back with raised shoulders, while staring at a screen all day has given her red, swollen eyes.

 

Long hours with her hand curled around her mouse has caused her fingers to curl into a permanent claw.

 

She's also fallen victim to weight gain, a weak immune system thanks to insufficient fresh air, anxiety and depression.

 

Based on the findings, health experts are urging home-workers to take measures to stay healthy while working from home.

 

Brian Clark, Founder of United Medical Education, said: 'Remote workers should 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.

 

'Following the 20-20-20 rule is a great way to look after your eyes if you spend long periods staring at screens,' she said.

 

'Look away from your screen every 20 minutes for 20 seconds and focus on something 20 feet away.'

 

Meanwhile, if you regularly work from home, Mr Clark advises setting up a dedicated workspace.

 

He added: 'Setting up a designated workspace with ergonomic furniture is also important for establishing clear boundaries between work and personal time.'

 

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They also included this handy guide for what avid gamers will look like in 20 years time.

 

What avid gamers could look like in 20 years' time thanks to hours hunched over their consoles 

 

He's got bloodshot eyes, a dented skull and blistered hands — and in twenty years, you'll be just like him if you don't take care of yourself when gaming, experts warn. 

 

Michael — the pallid and hunchbacked video game player of the future — is a grotesque model that shows how hunching over consoles might affect avid gamers.

 

This cautionary vision was cooked up by researchers based on globally-sourced reports on the physical impacts of the gamer lifestyle.

 

The team propose a number of strategies for gamers to take better care of themselves — including regular stretching, eating well and staying hydrated.

 

Coronavirus self-isolation has led to a boom in online gaming, with gamers spending almost 19 per cent more time on average playing, experts report.

 

Despite opposition from academics and the industry, the World Health Organization now recognises video game ‘addiction’ as an official psychological disorder. 

 

 

To design Michael, researchers reviewed reports by such organisations at the National Health Service, the World Health Organisation, the National Geographic and UK interactive entertainment on the potential effects of the gamer lifestyle

[Sugar Ape]

In the comments on Twitter someone drew attention to this article from 2019, again from an office equipment firm, about what office workers will look like in 20 years so it seems like we're fucked either way.

 

Life-sized model shows what office workers might look like in 20 years | Science & Tech News | Sky News

 

Life-sized model shows what office workers might look like in 20 years

 

 

In just 20 years' time, the average office worker will have a hunched back, protruding stomach and sore eyes, according to a life-sized doll developed as part of a report into workplace health.

 

Named Emma, the model shows what desk-bound workers will look like in the future - with a number of medical problems, unless changes to the work environment are made.

 

She has thick varicose veins from spending so much of the day sat down, as well as a protruding stomach caused by her sedentary lifestyle.

 

 

Emma also has a permanently hunched back and red and sore eyes from leaning forward and staring at a screen.

 

According to William Higham, the author of the Work Colleague Of The Future report, if employers and workers don't act now to address the health risks posed by modern desk jobs, then we will all end up looking like Emma.

 

"Unless we make radical changes to our working lives, such as moving more, addressing our posture at our desks, taking regular walking breaks or considering improving our work station set up, our offices are going to make us very sick."

 

 

According to the report, which was commissioned by office equipment firm Fellowes, more than 90% of office workers in the UK who suffer from health issues because of their jobs are therefore performing more poorly at work.

 

Roughly 50% of all of the British workers questioned as part of the study said they had eye problems because of work, and 49% had bad backs.

[skend04]

To be fair, they didn't need all that research and should have just watched Wall-E to see what happens once we become lazy stay-at-home types.

[sir roger]

Would, all of them

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New images reveal what daily mail reader looks like in five years' time.