Loneliness and anxiety afflict many people working from home, but companies can support employees with an array of technologies
As a London-based management consultant who has struggled with anxiety and insomnia, Marion dreaded the prospect of working from home when the UK’s first lockdown was announced, in March.
“If things get disrupted for me professionally, it can spell trouble for my mental health,” she says. “For one thing, the boundaries between work and life blur in the remote world, which means I typically work longer hours, and find it more difficult to switch off. Chatting to colleagues online feels much more cold and transactional. When you discuss issues you’re having, I feel the lack of in-person cues means you don’t get the same sort of empathy you might do in real life.”
