Re:The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light
by icebraining on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @07:08AM
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There are laws for way sillier things. Something that has strong health benefits (see the research cited) for such a low cost strikes me as an obvious thing to legislate, if you're going to legislate worker protection at all.
Re:The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light
by TeMPOraL on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @07:16AM
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This wouldn't be regulated if this wasn't a problem. There are a lot of "silly" things in workplace regulations precisely because employers tried to take them away.
Re:The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light
by coldtea on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @07:37AM
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That's because they haven't stuffed you in a sunless factory to work double shifts...
Re:The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light
by rsynnott on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @07:17AM
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There's a fair bit of evidence that not seeing natural light has health effects, AIUI. In that sense, it's just like any other workplace health and safety rule.
Re:The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light
by ionised on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @07:43AM
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It's not even just about seeing, we get most of our vitamin D from sunlight.
Re:The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light
by rsynnott on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @07:55AM
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That's from UVB light, which doesn't really penetrate windows effectively.
Re:The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light
by Sharlin on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @08:52AM
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People are different. You might not feel the need for natural light. Doesn’t mean others don’t. See typical mind fallacy.
Re:The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light
by JustSomeNobody on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @08:16AM
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Why? Departments like OSHA exist for a reason.
edit: And yes, I've worked in places with and without natural light, both white collar jobs and near minimum wage jobs. Comfortable temperature for the amount of physical activity I'm being asked to do and a comfortable amount of space in which to work are both a million times more important and the former only requires pushing some buttons or turning a dial, not cutting a hole in the side of a building. If someone asked me what would make work suck less back when I worked in one of those jobs where I didn't get to any outdoor light (some of those jobs didn't even suck) natural light wouldn't have even been on my radar as an issue.