The text shows a research done in a public call center unit. The ergonomic analysis is oriented toward the interaction call center worker-call center user, aiming to present the characteristics of the work organization that constraint the strategies of mediation of the call center workers and that may result in discomfort of well-being at work. The theoretical and methodological approach deals with the concepts of human cost of work, well-being and discomfort of well-being, and the Ergonomics Analysis of Work - EAW. The results show the characteristics of the call center unit and its main critical indicators, revealing a connection between the human cost of the activity and signals of discomfort of well-being among the call center workers.
call center unit; human cost of life; interaction; call center worker; call center user; ergonomic of activity
