This isn't just a WFH problem. Almost half of people who show up to work in-person feel isolated.
This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. It is part of the In Good Company Special Report.Where do they all belong?After reading Cigna’s fascinating and sad Loneliness and the Workplace 2020 U.S. Report, I couldn’t help but hear “Eleanor Rigby” in my head. While Rigby waited at the window, “wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door,” sizable numbers of American workers appear to wear that face on the job.
But the older workers were happier in their work environment than younger ones. The loneliness scores for Gen Z and millennials in 2019: 49.9 and 47.7 respectively. Remote workers are more likely to feel lonely than people working in offices with colleagues nearby. More than half of remote workers surveyed said they always or sometimes feel isolated from others, quite a bit higher than the 48% of people who work “in-person.” Similarly, 53% of remote workers said they feel they lack companionship always or sometimes, while only 46% of non-remote workers do.
What employers can do to help “Employers need to understand the impact social connections have,” said Nemecek. “We are all social beings and it’s important for wellness to have connections and relationships with other people. We want employers to make sure their workplace culture still allows, and promotes, people to have in-person connections.”
The good news about some older workers I was especially intrigued by what Cigna learned about the loneliness of older workers, especially ones with long tenure at their jobs. Here, the news is uplifting. Advice for workers to feel less lonely Since Nemecek is an M.D., with a long career in psychiatry before joining Cigna, I asked for his medical advice on what workers can do to feel less lonely at work.
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