There is no doubt that hybrid working has brought many benefits for workers, not least helping with that all-important work-life balance. But some workers are struggling to separate the personal from the professional, according to new research.
Three quarters of office workers in the UK (76%) admit to turning off their webcam on video calls to hide what they are doing, a study by sales enablement technology firm Showpad found. The research found that The figure for workers under 24 rises to 85%.
Concentration on video calls when working from home appears to be a real issue. Some 80% say they are more easily distracted in virtual meetings compared to real-world ones, with over half (52%) saying they have an attention span of less than half an hour in virtual meetings.
