The perils of working from home

Working from home is hailed as a great step forward in cutting carbon emissions and all that stuff. But it has a downside, writes Peter Rhodes.

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Working from home is hailed as a great step forward in cutting carbon emissions and all that stuff. But it has a downside,

writes Peter Rhodes

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If you work alone at home and get a nasty dry cough you will probably convince yourself you are dying of cancer.

If you work in an office, however, you notice that everyone else has a nasty dry cough, too. The reassurance of the herd.