‘I’d feel like management understands (no pun intended) how we feel’: evaluating a hypothetical policy promoting sitting in standing-biased jobs
通过调查问卷和文字回答，研究主要站立工作的员工对一项允许坐着完成部分任务的假设性政策的情绪和认知准备度，发现多数人情绪上接受但担心影响绩效。
In North America, providing seats for workers who predominantly stand for their jobs is contentious. This mixed-methods study used survey questions and written responses from an online panel of workers who stood for more than 50% of their workday to determine the emotional and cognitive readiness of workers who predominantly stand in response to a hypothetical policy and messaging scenarios, allowing seats for some tasks. While two-thirds of respondents were emotionally ready (i.e., liked the idea), only 50% demonstrated high cognitive change readiness. Improved well-being was a cited benefit, independent of messaging, and potentially more breaks, autonomy, and inclusivity; however, adverse effects on performance were cited (e.g., general job completion, customer perception, policy abuse). Our findings suggest that, while employees may welcome seats, policymakers and ergonomists should address performance deficits (real or perceived) due to seating when disseminating and implementing organisational and labour policies.