Videoconference fatigue is real, and new research points to one quick fix. It found that video backgrounds leave people feeling more fatigued compared to a static image, blurred image, or no virtual background. People with a nature scene in the background reported the lowest levels of fatigue.

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Young adults more active after starting work, but sleep less– unless working from home, study finds

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Remote work “a protective shield” against gender discrimination

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The normalization and mass increase in remote work has substantially increased disability employment, as physically disabled workers can work from home

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Remote work can introduce challenges to romantic relationships, sometimes increasing the chances of breaking up. Study provides evidence that when remote workers and their partners have clashing ideas about keeping work and home separate, the resulting stress can foster deep feelings of loneliness.

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✅ Remote work clashes can strain relationships. When partners have different views on separating work and home life, it can lead to loneliness and relationship problems, according to a study published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior.

✅ Boundary mismatches are key. A "segmentation preference" describes the desire to keep work and personal life separate. Differences in this preference between partners can cause work-to-home conflict, where job demands interfere with home life.

✅ Study reveals gender differences and shared impact. In a study of 170 couples in Germany (Spring/Summer 2020), men with different boundary preferences experienced more conflict. Surprisingly, women working remotely seemed to benefit from partners with different preferences. A larger study (1,561 couples, 2019-2021) found that work-to-home conflict increases loneliness for both partners, making breakups more likely.

✅ Focus on outcomes, not micromanagement. While employers can't know individual home setups, they can monitor work-to-home conflict and its impact on employees' private lives. Remote work decisions should consider both partners' preferences.

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Desire for attention, control makes narcissists more likely to favour in-person work, researchers hypothesize | Why narcissistic leaders resist remote work

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Remote workers report the highest well-being, while those who worked entirely onsite reported the lowest in study of 7,700 employees

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🏠 Fully remote workers report the highest well-being in a study of 7,704 employees at a healthcare organization.

🤝 The study found little evidence that remote workers felt less connected to colleagues or workplace culture, and they were even slightly more likely to use words associated with teamwork, inclusion, and support.

📉 Employees with higher well-being, linked to remote work, were less likely to leave the organization one year after the survey was completed in 2023.

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Frontiers | Rethinking return-to-office: the positive impact of remote work on well-being, connection, and employee retention

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✅ Remote employees reported the highest well-being (M = 4.22), followed by hybrid (M = 4.12), and onsite workers (M = 3.89).

✅ Positive workplace connection was most frequently mentioned by remote employees, though the difference was not statistically significant.

✅ Turnover rates one year after the survey were lowest for remote workers (7.8%) and highest for onsite employees (8.8%), but these differences were not statistically significant.

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😴 People sleep about 15 minutes longer when working from home compared to in the office, according to a University of Turku study.

🛋️ Remote workdays also involve 45 minutes more sitting/lying down, with less standing and physical activity.

🚶 This increase in sedentary time is partly due to the absence of commuting, with walking and cycling replaced by more inactive periods at home.

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