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Companies spend big money to help their employees feel better at work, from lunchtime yoga to mindfulness seminars. But a new study suggests these workplace wellness programs might not be doing much to help.Companies spend big money to help their employees feel better at work, but a new study suggests wellness programs might not be doing much to help. Lunchtime yoga, mindfulness seminars and resilience training are just some of the ways big companies try to promote well-being at work.
An entire industry has grown around corporate wellness in recent years, as companies invest in programs to improve employee well-being, and perhaps increase productivity. Research suggests the corporateWATCH | How to spot burnout — and the steps to avoid it:In this week's edition of our Workday series we are talking to registered psychologists, Holly Whyte and Krista Bruyer, about burnout. They tell us which symptoms to watch for and some steps on how to avoid burning out.
"It creates this illusion that, 'Hey, all this stuff we're doing is not working.' But that's not actually accurate. It's not what we're doing, it's how we're doing it that's a problem," said Howatt, founder of Howatt HR, an Ottawa-based human resources firm focused on psychological health and safety.
Chantaie Allick used to work at a large tech company that offered several wellness programs. But she says that as a Black woman, she never felt they were designed with people like her in mind. She said that many companies bill these programs as efforts to improve employee happiness, but "it's almost always about productivity, it's about offering things that first will keep you at the office longer.". That return is driven by increased productivity, including fewer days of work missed for mental health reasons, the study said.
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