YesMadam, a startup, reportedly laid off employees who reported high stress levels in a company survey. This action follows increased discussion about workplace stress in India, exacerbated by a recent incident at Ernst & Young involving an employee's death allegedly due to work pressure. The WHO estimates significant global economic losses due to work-related anxiety and depression.
  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
    15·
    14 days ago

    around 12 billion working days are estimated to be lost every year around the world to anxiety and depression. This costs the global economy a massive loss of $1 trillion in terms of lost productivity.

    Er, maybe those are days these people SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE FIRST PLACE?

  • davelAEnglish
    9·
    14 days ago

    I’m not responding to a survey like that unless it’s anonymous or mandatory, in which case I’d lie. Human resources is not there for you, it’s there for the owners.

      • davelAEnglish
        2·
        14 days ago

        lenin facepalm I probably would have been able to tell, but then that’s kinda my job.

        Unless you’re an security expert, assume they’re lying about it being anonymous.

        • Cort@lemmy.world
          3·
          14 days ago

          Lol I probably wouldn’t have believed them either.

          Companies be like: click this unique like to fill out our anonymous survey