I always laugh at talks from employers about things like mental health and self care. Because they’re all full of shit. They don’t care. They could not care less. We don’t need to be spoken to about mental health and self care. We don’t need the pizza parties and measly gift cards. A big reason why mental health is declining is because people are perpetually exhausted from being chronically overworked and underpaid. How are we supposed to fare mentally when we’re working our asses off trying to keep up with in an increasingly expensive world? We’re living in a time where housing is becoming unattainable while costs of living continue to climb. Is that a future we’re supposed to look forward to??
Paying workers more and improving working conditions = an actual solution. Better pay and better working conditions. And giving raises. Anything less tells me that they don’t care. Anything and everything else is just noise. Platitudes and noise.