Is happiness at work overrated?
Many people are dissatisfied with their employment, a sad reality considering that this is where they spend a lot of their time.
While workers may look for workplace happiness because they understand they must spend a large portion of their lives there, businesses are always encouraged to view workplace happiness as a catalyst for increased productivity and success.
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Kaya Biz with Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke Tsametse Nkuta, Mental Health Specialist for Corporate Organisations on weather or not happiness at work overrated.
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South Africans in the workforce
“There’s been a lot of research that has been done that is actually very scary. The research shows that a quarter of the South African workforce will experience mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety… and out of those only 50% will seek out help.”
Managers need the competence to pick up mental illness
“If we don’t have open discussion about mental health in the workplace we will have many people suffering in silence. This doesn’t only affect the individual, it also affects the bottom line of the organization.”
Treat your mental health and wellbeing proactively
“It’s very important to treat your mental health and wellbeing proactively, you need to own it. You have to be serious about it, because your body will not make a decision for you.”
Don’t suffer in silence, I have seen a lot of people in the workplace loose the careers because the wanted to sit in silence, and the work got impacted, the production got low and they get to a point were they are evaluated for poor performance.”
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