It will also give those employees up to $1,000 to get set up.
Facebook has almost 50,000 employees, and most of them have been working from home since March.
At this point, we may as well assume this to be a semi-permanent situation.
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When and if we return to communal office spaces, many people will keep working from home.
If you use a notebook computer, you probably have an ergonomically-positioned monitor in a glare-free position.
At home, youre probably sharing the too-high kitchen table with a roommate or spouse.
Many/most employers work with ergonomists to confirm their employees' bodies (and output) don’t get wrecked.
Eventually, though, bad ergonomics, and possibly serious injury, will catch up.
–James Olander, founder and designer of The Roost Stand.
For most of us, home-working was seen as temporary, a quick break before returning to the office.
This meant that few of us saw a need to make an investment in an ergonomic home workspace.
Facebooks $1,000 budget for home office equipment acknowledges this problem, and is enough to fix it.
There are less expensive ways, too, if you arent getting a sweet stipend to upgrade your setup.
Also important is the height of your screen.
You should be able to see it without stressing your neck.
The bad news is, your kitchen table is too high.
Its not there just to keep things tidy.
Since they will be on laptops, you must separate their keyboard from their screen to achieve this.
Check out this great video from Wirecutter.
you might easily make your own.
I have anIkea Frosta stoolthat I just set on the desk.
Its not perfectthe screen is still a little too lowbut it helps me change position.
And finally, remember to take breaks.
Set a timer to get you up from the desk every 30 minutes, stretch, and walk around.
If your employer does give you $1,000, then you now know how to spend it.
But you could make your work environment safe with nothing but some awareness, and a few quick hacks.
