| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: Do you find working from bed with a laptop more comfortable than sitting in a chair? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you find working from bed with a laptop more comfortable than sitting in a chair?".
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| | | | | From bEd?! A bAd idea because... | Sep 8, 2013 |
...bed actually serves other purposes
| | | | inkweaver 
Germany
Local time: 09:27
French to German
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I wouldn't dream of working in bed. Anything work-related stays in my office - where it belongs!
| | | | Noura Tawil
Syria
Local time: 10:27
Member (2013)
English to Arabic
| No, not really. | Sep 8, 2013 |
The answer will highly depend on how comfortable and ergonomic your chair is in the first place. It's a relative matter.
Anyway, the working on the laptop in bed posture usually injures the back if taken for prolonged periods of time, because it may place pressure on the lumbar vertebrae, and it also presses the sciatica. This could cause serious long term back problems if your back is vulnerable "Which is probably the case with many translators".
If you MUST work in bed, lik... See more The answer will highly depend on how comfortable and ergonomic your chair is in the first place. It's a relative matter.
Anyway, the working on the laptop in bed posture usually injures the back if taken for prolonged periods of time, because it may place pressure on the lumbar vertebrae, and it also presses the sciatica. This could cause serious long term back problems if your back is vulnerable "Which is probably the case with many translators".
If you MUST work in bed, like when you need to relieve your swollen ankles, it's recommended that you put a pillow right under your knees, so your legs won't be stretched straight, this will somewhat relieve pressure off your sciatica.
But I found that my desk and armchair are the most comfortable setting for long working hours. It also helps putting me in the mental state of "working" where I focus better and get less distracted. An hourly alarm will help remind you to get up for a fresh air break at the balcony (or garden), relieve your eyes by looking at the distance, clear your head a bit, move your circulation to avoid swollen ankles and other vascular disorders, and avoid stiffened joints.
However, I sometimes take such breaks when I face a stubborn sentence that challenges me to find a fluent way to translate it.
[Edited at 2013-09-08 14:25 GMT] ▲ Collapse
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J Tomkowicz
Italy
Local time: 09:27
Member (2013)
English to Swedish
| Films and movies | Sep 8, 2013 |
I think that the only "place" where I've seen people working while in bed is on films! Sometimes they even lay down on the belly with the computer (quite often a mac) in front of them, stretch out their hands and get some work done. The only thing that I can think of is how uncomfortable that must be! You can endure a position like that not longer than 15 minutes before your body will start protesting.
Sometimes when I have a cold or a mild flu, I wrap myself in blankets, sit down ... See more I think that the only "place" where I've seen people working while in bed is on films! Sometimes they even lay down on the belly with the computer (quite often a mac) in front of them, stretch out their hands and get some work done. The only thing that I can think of is how uncomfortable that must be! You can endure a position like that not longer than 15 minutes before your body will start protesting.
Sometimes when I have a cold or a mild flu, I wrap myself in blankets, sit down the sofa and work with the computer in my lap. The bed is for other purposes. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 09:27
Member (2006)
German to English
| From bed? Other | Sep 8, 2013 |
It would never go through my mind to work with my laptop from my bed? No wonder this is an anonymous poll .....
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inkweaver wrote:
I wouldn't dream of working in bed. Anything work-related stays in my office - where it belongs!
Anyway, I prefer working on my desktop rather than my laptop...
[Edited at 2013-09-08 10:04 GMT]
| | | | Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 09:27
Member (2009)
English to German
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| Absolutely not! | Sep 8, 2013 |
Teresa Borges wrote: inkweaver wrote:
I wouldn't dream of working in bed. Anything work-related stays in my office - where it belongs! Anyway, I prefer working on my desktop rather than my laptop... [Edited at 2013-09-08 10:04 GMT]
The bedroom is reserved for certain things, so is the office. This is the "art" of separating the private from the business life.
There's only one situation I can imagine when I would consider working in bed, being hospitalized for longer than a day or two.
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Helen Hagon
Local time: 08:27
Member (2011)
Russian to English
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When I first started freelance work, I sat on the bed because that was the only available space. After a few weeks of that, I started to suffer from both back-ache and cabin fever. then we moved house, and I now have a dedicated room with a desk and a proper chair. The computer and the bed don't see very much of each other any more.
I also recently read an article about how modern teenagers are experiencing problems with getting to sleep as a result of technology. They use screen-based te... See more When I first started freelance work, I sat on the bed because that was the only available space. After a few weeks of that, I started to suffer from both back-ache and cabin fever. then we moved house, and I now have a dedicated room with a desk and a proper chair. The computer and the bed don't see very much of each other any more.
I also recently read an article about how modern teenagers are experiencing problems with getting to sleep as a result of technology. They use screen-based technology such as computers, TV, i-pads, i-phones etc just before sleeping, but the light generated by these gadgets confuses the hormones in the body which trigger sleep. The article recommended a minimum of 30 minutes 'screen off' time before going to sleep. I have no idea how accurate this is, but, if I do use the computer before bed, I am less relaxed as my mind is racing with work-related things, so it does help to read a book or have a soak in the bath to wind down. ▲ Collapse
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It just feels wrong to work in bed.
I had friends at school who used to do their homework on the floor - by choice! I could never understand it!
| | | | Julian Holmes
Japan
Local time: 16:27
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
| For the life of me | Sep 8, 2013 |
Who on earth would dream up a poll question like this?
Michael Harris wrote:
It would never go through my mind to work with my laptop from my bed? No wonder this is an anonymous poll .....
Beds are for lots of things -- none of which is work. I would immediately lose concentration. 
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I can think of better things to have on your lap top in bed than a computer...
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R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 04:27
Member (2006)
Portuguese to English
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I always work at my desk with a desktop computer and a full keyboard.
Emails, on the other hand, can be picked up in bed, in the street, wherever I wish, but definitely not in a working capacity.
| | | | | No, and it sounds very unprofessional to me | Sep 8, 2013 |
What's going on? Are we running out of relevant questions?
I seem to remember a few better questions submitted by yours truly. What happened to them?
[Edited at 2013-09-08 14:51 GMT]
| | | | | No. Don't do this. | Sep 8, 2013 |
Unless you want to have problems with your back.
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