Monday, February 10, 2014

[Ergonomics]Carpotunnel and staying safe in the workplace!

One concern that a lot of new professional millenials don't think about is ergonomics.  I can't speak for everyone, but when I was in college, I used to sit in wierd positions and work through projects and papers without a second thought.  And when I did, I didn't feel anything more severe than the common pins and needles or asleep foot.

When I started working my office job, I started working really long hours.  I know we worked for long hours in college, but we had classes that broke up the day, and you got to walk around a lot.  Since things constantly needed my attention, I would sit and type, mouse, and stare at the computer screen for hours upon hours at a time.  When my work schedule started hovering around 8am-8pm, with working on the weekends during releases, my wrists started hurting really badly.  I *tried* to relieve the stress with stretches and taking breaks, but there's only so many breaks you can take when there's a release around the corner and you're being pulled 20 ways.

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