{"id":730,"date":"2026-04-28T07:11:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/2026\/04\/28\/colebrook-bosson-saunders-is-your-laptop-setup-quietly-hurting-you-at-work\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:11:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:11:48","slug":"colebrook-bosson-saunders-is-your-laptop-setup-quietly-hurting-you-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/industry-news\/colebrook-bosson-saunders-is-your-laptop-setup-quietly-hurting-you-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Colebrook Bosson Saunders: Is Your Laptop Setup Quietly Hurting You at Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blog Courtesy of Sean Wallace-Cotter<\/a>, Marketing Manager, Colebrook Bosson Saunders<\/a><\/p>

Most of us spend our days hunched over a laptop screen, barely noticing the ache creeping into our necks and the strain behind our eyes. But the data tells a different story, one that workplace designers and facilities managers urgently need to hear.<\/p>

A recent survey of 233 professionals across industries found that 88% now rely on a laptop as their primary work device. And with 46% working in hybrid arrangements, laptops aren’t just sitting on dedicated desks anymore, they’re being hauled between homes, offices, co-working spaces, and coffee shops on a daily basis.<\/p>

Laptops were designed for portability, not prolonged use. And yet 72% of professionals report spending significant portions of their day in extended, deep-focus work on them. Hours of screen time. Hours with the display sitting too low, forcing the neck to tilt downward. Hours in chairs never meant for sustained productivity.<\/p>

The consequences show up in the data. When professionals were asked to name their biggest mobile work challenges, poor ergonomics ranked among the top three, alongside connectivity issues and communication breakdowns. Workers reported neck strain, back pain, eye fatigue from small screens, and the constant trade-off between comfort and practicality in shared spaces.<\/p>

And here’s the telling part: workers aren’t waiting for employers to fix it. 45% have bought their own laptop stands. 43% have invested in external keyboards. They’re spending their own money to compensate for inadequate workplace support.\u00a0 That’s both admirable and alarming. Individuals shouldn’t have to piece together their own ergonomic setup from scratch, especially when the right tools, designed specifically for the hybrid worker, now exist.<\/p>

The shift toward mobile-first work isn’t a trend. It’s the new baseline. Organisations that treat ergonomics as an afterthought will continue to see productivity dip, discomfort rise, and talented people quietly suffer through preventable pain.<\/p>

The good news is that the solutions are practical, affordable, and increasingly purpose-built for exactly this kind of flexible work. The question is whether businesses are paying attention.<\/p>

Want the full picture? The complete report Beyond the Screen: The Hidden Challenges of Laptop-Based Hybrid Work <\/em>from Colebrook Bosson Saunders digs into all three major challenge areas, the equipment workers are already using, and the five concrete actions organisations need to take. Read it in full to find out where your workplace stands: Beyond the Screen Ebook \u2013 Colebrook Bosson Saunders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As laptops become the primary work device, their impact on wellbeing is becoming harder to ignore. Research from Colebrook Bosson Saunders highlights rising discomfort, from neck strain to eye fatigue, driven by setups never designed for prolonged use. With employees increasingly funding their own ergonomic fixes, the gap between workplace design and real-world needs is growing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,16,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-industry-news","category-spotlight-series"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/megamultisite.divcomstaging.co.uk\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}