Sitting behind a desk looking at a computer for 8+ hours a day, 5 days per week is unnatural, period.
I do it as a necessity but there's no doubt there's a challenge staying healthy. Even sitting around all day can make you tired and makes it tough to keep a good workout routine. Not to mention people eat a lot of junk food throughout the work day.
Not sure if its tougher than a labour job as I've never had one, but I also don't really see the results of my work in a tangible way very often...its just numbers and reports. There's something to be said for the satisfaction of seeing what you've accomplished at the end of a day.
I am convinced that the way we work in most of the corporate world right now will be laughed at in 40-50 years.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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