Cisco tackles video-meeting fatigue with host of technology innovation to empower the hybrid work model

Cisco tackles video-meeting fatigue with host of technology innovation to empower the hybrid work model

Dubai, UAE: A recent study focused on executives and knowledge professionals commissioned by Cisco and conducted by Dimensional Research showed that more than half (56%) of employees spend most of their time in meetings when working remotely with 33% saying that it takes up half of their workday. This has resulted in 95% of employees experiencing video meeting fatigue.

The overall fatigue is attributed mainly to technological issues, which comprise of background noise, poor sound, and video quality. These elements have actively contributed to physical ailments with 81% employees reporting headaches, neck and shoulder strains and eye strains over time. In the long run, this has also made employees consider leaving their current employers, with 42% planning on making the move within two years citing video meeting habits.

Commenting on the findings of the report, Ahmad Zureiki, Head of Collaboration Business, Cisco MEA, said: “The modern work environment is not confined to a single space or device anymore. It’s flexible, it’s mobile, it’s hybrid. Business leaders in today’s world know that their employees are their #1 asset, and that means finding ways to both accommodate employee priorities and reimagine the workplace to improve remote work.”

He added: “With the hybrid working model becoming