By Kate Woodsome, Illustration: iStock, The Washington Post, December 4, 2023
In the holiday season, people often bring more than leftovers to work.
They’re stressed by tight budgets. Alcohol flows. Trips home or down memory lane can feel like a warm embrace or a chill blast of unmet childhood needs.
The hangover from all of this can be noticeable on the job. But no matter the season, every day can be bring-your-inner-child-to-work day. And everyone would be better off if workplaces took this reality seriously.
To be clear, employees are responsible for managing the way their past affects their present — for tending to their own mental health. But it is an employer’s responsibility not to make things worse. Businesses attuned to this truth do better on all metrics. For every dollar a company invests in mental health, it gets more than $5 back, Deloitte calculates.
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