Deadliest Flu Season In Years Has Open Office Workers On Thin Ice

With flu season and open/flex office designs both at the height of popular Google searches, worlds are bound to collide. It has been proven that open office and shared workspaces contribute to more days of sickness-related absence.

The flu is even starting to impact the health of companies. Chicago REIT Ventas closed last week at a two-year low and attributed it partially to the flu, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Irvine, California-based HCP said its senior housing portfolio was compromised by the flu season as well, according to Senior Housing News. The flu is accelerating the timeline of senior housing residents moving out and also keeping them from moving in, investors said..

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RSK: Why schools spread germs and flu so fast...same goes for open offices.