Hope this is okay to post.
So, I started a new job (with almost a $20k raise) and am currently in extensive training. In our down time, they encouraged us to do these online “classes”, some through their own website, some are through LinkedIn, etc. This “Human Skills Workshop” is one they suggested which includes an article about “Resilience in the Workplace” and is literally from a website called Positive Psychology.
This article is really just about how to be as productive as possible at your career. There's a study about how half of a company got laid off and the “resilient” ones who survived moved up in the company. Of course, this is written in a way to be like “Look how well they did” as opposed to looking at the very real ramifications of a company laying off so many employees. Same article suggests that workers need to bring “positivity” to work because putting energy and motivation into work is “the opposite of burnout”.
The whole purpose of the article is how being “resilient” is better for your employer because you'll get more done and be absent less. Sorry, I don't want to be resilient. I want to create art, or work with kids, or just EXIST without wondering where my next meal is coming from.
Anyways, they scheduled something incorrectly for my afternoon so I have nothing to do for another hour and I felt like writing a little rant. Overall, I'm happy with my pay at this company, and am cautiously optimistic that there's about two months of training before going “live” but it's just disgusting that these articles are written to appear to be about mental/emotional health when in reality are just wanting us all to fall in line and keep working. Thanks for reading.