2020 mark a watershed for our society in many ways. One of the new things has been a possibility to work remotely. Some companies have moved completely to working from home and others are working in a hybrid mode.

Certainly, working in one's house is convenient, but it also affects the human psyche in different ways. Researchers in the UK collected data on how remote working affected employees' mental health. They estimated that between April and June 2022, almost 60% of employees switched completely from working in the office to working remotely. Many did not return to company headquarters even after the pandemic restrictions were lifted.

In 2018, only 5% of employees performed duties from home and 9% worked in a hybrid mode. According to interia.pl poll, from September 2022 to January 2023. 16% of employees said they worked fully remotely and 28% in a hybrid mode.

Scientists in the UK carried out a study to find out how much remote working put a strain on people's psyche. More than 1,000 people aged 16-66 took part in the research. According to the study, at the beginning of the pandemic this form of work was not hard on them. With each passing month though, people complained more often about mental deterioration.

The researchers compared the results of seven sets of studies:

• Start of the lockdown
• July-October 2020
• November 2020-March 2021

The researchers found that remote workers experienced a decline in well-being in late 2020 and early 2021. At that time, remote workers felt a greater sense of loneliness. Experts say that these feelings emerged in the respondents after a few months of working remotely. Initially, people found it exciting and felt a breath of fresh air to their daily routine.

The results also show that women were most vulnerable to mental health deterioration. The UK scientists found that, prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, workers had greater resilience to mental ailments.

Do you guys work remotely? How do you feel about it?

Source: dorzeczy.pl