Results: Working From Home Amid COVID-19: Longer Hours, Sore Backs And 'Zoom Call Fatigue'

In a new study of Canadian remote workers from global staffing firm Robert Half, 54 per cent of respondents said they work on weekends, and more than a third reported putting in more than eight hours a day. And nearly half of respondents in an earlier survey ― 44 per cent ― said they are suffering from "video call fatigue," with 15 per cent saying they found video calls "inefficient and exhausting." If you are working from home during this time, do you find yourself:

Do you find yourself suffering from video call fatigue due to more video calls with family and friends?

Do you think companies who have employees working from home should clarify or make sure that employees are taking breaks, not working weekends and not working more than 8 hours a day?

Workers often don't have a proper work setup, at times working from the couch or even bed. Fifty-four per cent of respondents said they suffer from back pain, while fifty-two per cent said they are struggling with anxiety. If you are working from home, do you find yourself:

In an informal survey of its networks across 27 countries, including Canada, remote work software company Working Den found 32 per cent of workers said a lack of interaction and sociability was their main issue with working from home. Regardless of if you work or not, would you prefer to work from home and have LESS in person interaction and sociability or work at the office/store/etc and have MORE in person interaction and sociability?