who can enjoy themselves in a comfortable apartment,” he said. “On the other hand, there are those who live in unstable or unviable working conditions, who will struggle to make remote working successful. Working from home is on the way to becoming a status symbol for the winners of the new working worlds.” In the UK, where few similar rules exist, many staff
struggled to
adapt quickly and there were many reports of rising mental health issues among those who were feeling isolated, something many fi rms, particularly major fi nancial institutions, raised to the top of the
agenda. This is where the German model came into its own. Setting guidelines for desk height, work surfaces, leg room and refl ective surfaces ensured a correct approach, along with other aspects that may not have been obvious, such as placing printers “and other vibrating devices” on separate surfaces. There were also directives on room temperatures (ideally, about 22 degrees C) and the screen settings for PC screens (400 to 600 lux). The changes have been social as well as corporate and the interiors world has been on the case, producing high-quality designer desks and chairs and offi ce accessories that add visual value as well as structure to ordinary homes while creating atmosphere and delineation. And it’s been happening all over Europe; producing the sort of furniture that works in multiple environments, either serving as entirely functional and fi t for purpose or that blends into traditional living spaces, adding a touch of fl exibility: from the practical, clean lines of those produced by the German Rauch Möbelwerke to the art-deco infl uenced Waltz range of the Portuguese manufacturer, PullCast, or the expressive Caoscreo range by the Italian design brand Terenzi Srl. As for the philosophy, entrepreneur Jason Fried, co-author of the
bestseller, Rework, suggests it’s simply a question of mind-set. “If working remotely is such a great idea,” he said. “Why isn’t everyone doing it? I think it’s because we’ve been bred on the idea that work happens from 9 to 5, in offi ces and cubicles. It’s no wonder that most who are employed inside that model haven’t considered other options or resist the idea that it could be any diff erent. But it can.” But that in itself requires eff ort. Alex Turnbull, Founder and CEO of the customer service platform Groove said: “Successfully working from home is a skill, just like programming, designing or writing. It takes time and commitment to develop that skill.”
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