Workplace well-being initiatives don't boost employee mental health
Workplace well-being initiatives don't boost employee mental health
The mental health of people who undertake mindfulness or meditation courses offered by their employer is generally no better than those who are not offered such programmes
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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.
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.
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
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.