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MARRIOT
Take care of your people and they will take care of your customers
Marriot, the American diversified hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and related lodging facilities, has always followed the strategy of its founder: “take care of your em- ployee because then he will take care of your customers”.
This vision is also reflected in the wellbeing strategy of the company in which the all actions to support and improve the health and welfare of employees not only have a strong positive impact on the brand image of a company that calls itself “people-centric“, it also is a decisive com- petitive advantage.
These reasons, as well as the continuous offering of programs and ac- tivities to support labor flexibility and a good work-life balance are why Marriot is constantly makes the list of the 100 best companies to work.
ALTWORK
A way of working beyond the traditional desk and chairs
Among all the attempts to reframe the traditional workstation, Altwork is the one designed around the different positions a body can assume while working. It consists of an ergonomic chair, a monitor support, a small desk and other accessories, arranged to allow people to change their posture during work.
The user can choose to work in a “zero-gravity-like” position or in infi- nite variations between sitting and standing. They may decide to have the computer prompt posture changes according to specific wellbeing programs or act manually.
Altwork´s workstation is designed to occupy an area of barely 2 square meters and weighs 95kg.
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