Over the past few weeks, I think I have been living at my computer for way too many hours each day. This has caused me to develop kinks, knots and pains where I usually don’t have them. Have you experienced carpal tunnel issues or pain from hunching over the computer keyboard?
I think my knots and shoulder/back discomforts have been building over time. I have not been willing to do anything about it though, until it got bad enough that it affected my work and productivity. I’m now paying more money to restore myself back to my previous health than I would have paid in preventative time and money. I’m really kicking myself for letting it go so long. There is a saying that talks about how people spend their health trying to get wealth and then gladly spend all of their wealth trying to get back their health. What I needed to do all along was to just take more breaks to get up and get moving.
I think that many of us do that with our skills on the job. We allow the technology to pass us by without seeking training or taking time to learn the new software skills until it starts to affect our work or productivity. We make sure that we get the job done, even if we have to do it the long way because we don’t know the software well enough to work efficiently. We pay in terms of late nights and frustration, when all we needed to do was to take a few breaks to get some training and learn the technology.
If a corporation is allowing their employees to work like this, they are doing them a disservice. How much better and happier would employees be if they had updated technology skills to get their jobs done faster? Wouldn’t it be great if customers were served more efficiently and clients had their needs met with fewer technology barriers?
I know it is hard to think about how you can take a break to get training, but if you think about the long-term, it is well worth it! Get up and get moving into new technology skills!
