Interesting Facts

Astrid Byro is a Technical project manager, in 2013 she planned to work remotely from 5,000 metres above sea level in the Himalayas. (The idea was to prove that working remotely was possible. She was planning to use a Kindle Fire tablet to access an online project tracking system, Jira.  What makes this really interesting, apart from the fact that it is interesting in its own right, is there doesn't seem to be any information on how this attempt went.  Her blog http://www.abc-ebc.blogspot.co.uk/ simply stops. Does anyone know anything?)

According to a survey by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, nearly two-thirds of office workers continue working outside office hours. (The culprits are smartphones, notebooks and tablets, technology which has turned people into "screen slaves".  Admit it, we often work while commuting or after we get home. The main problem, apart from stress related illnesses, is that working in these environments encourages poor posture, which can lead to back and neck pain. Unions say that people need to learn to switch off their devices, so I'm going to make myself a cuppa now.)

54% of all the cars in the UK are used for commuting. (So start working at home and the UK's traffic problems are solved.) Source: RAC Foundation

25m people commute to and from work in the UK. (I bet they all pass each other going in different directions.) Source RAC Foundation

On average a UK commuter travels the equivalent of two-and-a-half times around the globe over a full working career. (I can think of nicer places to go with the mileage.)