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Workplace well-being initiatives don't boost employee mental health (www.newscientist.com)

submitted 10 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 63 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I like (most of) the people I work with, and my boss is pleasant, sane, and reasonable. That does more than any bullshit “well-being initiative” ever could.

[–] teejay@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They know. But that sort of work environment takes planning, good leadership, and broader company values than just short-term profit. So it's far easier and cheaper to throw you the occasional pizza party, company T-shirt, and 10% off mental health services.

[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Even just a little bubble of sanity in an otherwise dysfunctional workplace can be tolerable, even rewarding, so long as your boss does a good job protecting you. Like a culture silo

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

The irony is that a work environment like yours is more likely to have better well-being initiatives than a toxic work environment where such initiatives would be more used.