02/15/2024

Employees are Incredibly Lonely

How employers can help build workplace connections

Loneliness might sound like a mild problem compared to threats to your health or livelihood. But according to the Surgeon General, loneliness is actually a national emergency. And our disconnection at work is a huge part of the problem. 

"Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation has been an underappreciated public health crisis," warned Dr. Vivek Murthy last year. 

Loneliness is worse for you (and your company) than you think

Being lonely, studies shows, can actually damage your health as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. And experts insist that the growing number of Americans who report having no or very few friends is a huge contributor to our worsening mental health. Loneliness, it turns out, is a serious threat to your health.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Inc.