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The Coming Mental Health Crisis as Remote Working Surges

33 points by RickJWagner 7y ago

OneGuy123 7y ago
"The research was conducted by OFFICE SUPPLY COMPANY Viking"
- mikestew 7y ago
  Care to elaborate on why you think this is important to the discussion? I'll assume you mean to point out some kind of ill intent, but man, even at my most conspiratorial I'm coming up empty.
  - kyleee 7y ago
    I'd say the source of any research is an interesting data point without assuming additional intent
  - dunefox 7y ago
    > but man, even at my most conspiratorial I'm coming up empty. You don't see how it can be seen as odd that an office supply company advocates against working at home? For this to work I'm obviously assuming that they profit from keeping company offices stocked.
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m4r35n357 7y ago
I suspect any mental health issues are far more likely to do with the virus, and lockdown.
robotnikman 7y ago
I feel like we have already been in a mental health crisis for at least the last few decades, or at least it has steadily declined amongst the general population
idoby 7y ago
I know plenty of people whose mental health was damaged in the office by spending all day with people who don't care about each other. In the best case, they'll be cordial and professional. The worse cases are much worse. And they'll forget about you the minute you leave the company. Personally, I'd prefer to spend my day at home and go out to meet actual friends and family after work. Modern office work is not the default state of humanity, let's not pretend otherwise. I bet a lot of people would be happier with a modern version of farming their own land and spending time with friends and family.
joezydeco 7y ago
If you're a parent trying to work from home while simultaneously keeping one or multiple children occupied and/or working on their own schoolwork, the mental stress is magnified. And it's not going away any time soon.
aml183 7y ago
I'm actually hosting a webinar today on this very topic if interested: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/101595382524 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/101595382524
cosmiccatnap 7y ago
All this has done is 1. Given people with toxic office environments a breather. 2. Taught parents how much they should appreciate their kids educators.
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33 points by RickJWagner 7y ago

OneGuy123 7y ago

"The research was conducted by OFFICE SUPPLY COMPANY Viking"

mikestew 7y ago
Care to elaborate on why you think this is important to the discussion? I'll assume you mean to point out some kind of ill intent, but man, even at my most conspiratorial I'm coming up empty.
- kyleee 7y ago
  I'd say the source of any research is an interesting data point without assuming additional intent
- dunefox 7y ago
  > but man, even at my most conspiratorial I'm coming up empty. You don't see how it can be seen as odd that an office supply company advocates against working at home? For this to work I'm obviously assuming that they profit from keeping company offices stocked.

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m4r35n357 7y ago

I suspect any mental health issues are far more likely to do with the virus, and lockdown.

robotnikman 7y ago

I feel like we have already been in a mental health crisis for at least the last few decades, or at least it has steadily declined amongst the general population

idoby 7y ago

I know plenty of people whose mental health was damaged in the office by spending all day with people who don't care about each other. In the best case, they'll be cordial and professional. The worse cases are much worse. And they'll forget about you the minute you leave the company. Personally, I'd prefer to spend my day at home and go out to meet actual friends and family after work. Modern office work is not the default state of humanity, let's not pretend otherwise. I bet a lot of people would be happier with a modern version of farming their own land and spending time with friends and family.

joezydeco 7y ago

If you're a parent trying to work from home while simultaneously keeping one or multiple children occupied and/or working on their own schoolwork, the mental stress is magnified. And it's not going away any time soon.

aml183 7y ago

I'm actually hosting a webinar today on this very topic if interested: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/101595382524 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/101595382524

cosmiccatnap 7y ago

All this has done is 1. Given people with toxic office environments a breather. 2. Taught parents how much they should appreciate their kids educators.

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