Mind the toxic workplace - While people are taking mental health more seriously, the commodification of workers can turn a job into a toxic space that depletes more than it uplifts
in South Africa. The objective is to educate the public about mental health and also to reduce the stigma and discrimination that people with mental illness are subjected to.
Sadly, many institutions and places of work were unwilling or unable to adequately address mental health challenges caused or exacerbated by demanding, stressful workplace culture and workload. Many organisations’ solutions to mental health are “fluffy” facades masquerading as wellness activities, which do nothing to get to the core of the anxiety that employees feel when major retrenchments happen as a result of the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic or company structuring.
Friends and family took time to identify the symptoms of depression in themselves and loved ones and found ways to help themselves and one another on their journey to taking control over their mental well-being. We are seeing more young people, especially in the black community, taking responsibility for their mental well-being and taking charge by seeking professional help without shame.
organisations have a long history of ignoring or minimising the challenges employees face. In 2018, the suicide of UCT professor and top South African cardiologisthad many confused and wondering why someone at the peak of their career would cut their life short.
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