![]() ![]() "Sometimes the people around us are fighting silent battles, and simply need space to decompress. A lot of people experience not feeling 100% but continue to work-they work because they want to, they work because they need a distraction," said Cathcart. "The reality is that we don't always feel on top of the world. I'm not well, I'm not 100 percent and don't feel myself but I'm here anyway so you all know." ![]() Kinda contributing to the burnout culture. ![]() One critic wrote: "It almost normalizes you not being well and working. People who are not feeling 100 percent should either push themselves to be at their best, if they can or want regardless of what percentage that is (as no one is ever, always at 100%, but we do keep going), or take time off." Not a Slack status," said another reply on the LinkedIn post.Īnother worker wrote: "Although there is certainly a good intent, I think it is a bit counterproductive. "If someone's pet dies, they would need a 10 days grief package. People end up not taking the time they need." People see their peers doing it and think they have to as well. One UX strategist wrote: "This creates a culture of working when you're unwell. Many workers on the employment social media platform expressed concern about the idea. Part of the company's new Wellbeing Policy, the YuLife move prompted debate and backlash online over the weekend. The custom status that can be turned on in place of messages like "Available" or "In a meeting" is marked with an empty battery emoji. A stock image of a woman working remotely at her desk, tired, with head in hands, and an inlay picture of the new "not feeling 100%" Slack status that has sparked debate online. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |