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

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 10 months ago (4 children)

And then you get branded "the combative one" and get laid off first when they consider layoffs

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

This is why office workers need unions too

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

If I had to endure that every month, I'd be already looking around anyway.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've been the pain I in the ass who was kept on until I quit for a better job, and I've also been the overly available, underpaid, overtime worker who got laid off.

Upper management is totally blind to which employees are valuable. Now I'm just myself. I focus on career, my skills, networking, and keep an eye on the job postings every now and then.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, sure, but when "being yourself" is caring about the work enough to speak up, it doesn't get easier at any time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah I suppose that depends on the outfit. Maybe you need a minimum of goodwill and strategic alignment from those around you.

At least you'll get quality references from quality people over time. When I was laid off I had a tonne of heat references and contacts to help me out because they knew who I was based on how I acted when we worked together.