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Translate the following newspaper article into Bahasa Indonesia. The target audience is
educated readers. Make notes of the translation processes that you have been experiencing
by referring to Peirce or Weick’s translation process (Read again Chapter 3 of Becoming a
translator …).
Abduction: Yellow
Induction: Blue
Deduction: Green
‘Zoom fatigue’ is a real thing, says study
If only we’d all bought shares in Zoom at the beginning of the year, think how much
richer we’d be.
This time last year, nobody had really heard of Zoom – 12 months on and it’s become a verb.
‘Are we Zooming tonight?’ became the catchphrase of the first lockdown as we embarked on
endless Zoom quizzes and wondered why we couldn’t stop staring at ourselves on the screen.
From being on it at work all day to using it to socialise in the evenings, it’s safe to say we’ve
all become a little exhausted by video calls. And new research has found that ‘Zoom fatigue’
is actually a real thing.
According to a new study by London South Bank University (LSBU), remote working during
the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown saw employees suffer from ‘Zoom fatigue.’
The study looked at the falls in energy experienced by employees who were working
remotely and their increased need for daily recovery time.
Findings show that remote working generally leads to increased tiredness or ‘Zoom fatigue’
for employees and a greater need for longer recovery time compared with when they’re in the
office.
They also show that communicating through video calls is more tiring to deal with than other
forms of digital communication, like emails or texts. This is because video calls require
higher levels of self-control and regulation of emotion.
Likewise, daily fluctuations in different forms of remote communication (such as video calls,
emails, Slack) between employees is detrimental to the overall well-being of the workforce.
The key authors of the study said that, based on these findings, employers should be more
aware of employees’ need for recovery time, due to the demands of remote working, and that
they should insist staff don’t work beyond core hours and take regular breaks.
‘The danger is that many work routines are now dictated by what technology packages are
available, giving the user little time for reflection on whether what’s been provided is
adequate.
‘Meanwhile employees are also lacking the necessary skills training to help them collaborate
and lead virtually. This business practice is not sustainable, and in the long-term, will have
detrimental impacts on employee health and productivity.’
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