In the home office, the boundaries between work and private life disappear.
This is a burden for many employees, especially in the Corona crisis.
Read here how to protect yourself from being overworked.
Home office *
is
very popular
in the
Corona crisis
: the more people work from home, the lower the likelihood of contracting SARS-CoV-2 at work or on the way there.
But while some are happy to be able to work at home in peace, others experience home office increasingly as a stress factor.
As a study by the Technical University (TU) Chemnitz in cooperation with the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) found out, around 60 percent of those surveyed stated in spring 2020 that the
boundaries between work and private life are blurred in the home office
.
A quarter (24 percent) found this situation stressful.
Burnout in the home office: Working women with small children in particular are exhausted
Women with small children in particular felt particularly exhausted due to the double burden.
“The load increased again noticeably in the phases of particularly strong corona restrictions, for example when schools and daycare centers were closed.
Overall,
women are much more exposed to and affected by burnout than men,
”the Techniker Krankenkasse quotes the study director Professor Dr.
Bertolt Meyer (TU Chemnitz).
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Preventing burnout: Tips for relaxed work
Anyone who wears themselves between work and family life runs the risk of slipping into burnout over time.
In order to avoid this, the Institute for Company Health Advice (IFBG) recommends avoiding certain stressors and integrating healthy behavior into the home office.
Tips for a healthy home office:
Ergonomic and technically well-equipped workplace
stable internet connection
good communication with colleagues
regular breaks
punctually in the evening
Family
rituals
such as a joint dinner or a
fixed sports appointment
help ensure that employees shut down their PC on time
after work
.
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Then workers have to act quickly.
The employer is also called upon to avoid stress
But the employer is also required to protect his employees from being overburdened in the home office.
"One of the most important requirements when working at a distance is a culture of trust," says Dr.
Sai-Lila Rees from the IFBG.
“The employees also want to do a good job at home.
Trust on the part of the employer ensures motivation
. ”
(As) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen central editorial network.
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