Wrong and ineffective: Companies target toilet breaks to improve productivity
Monday, January 27, 2020 - 10:40
in Health & Medicine
Productivity growth in the UK has stalled since 2008. The puzzle has become so tricky that toilet makers are getting in on the act of suggesting solutions. The company StandardToilet has designed a tilted toilet, whose seat slopes downward at a 13 degree angle. Its goal is to stop users lingering too long on the lav. After about five minutes, sitting on a tilted toilet will put a strain on users' legs, said to be similar to a "low level squat thrust."