Workers have been handling a lot of change over the past several years. Suddenly moving from in-office to remote work at the start of the pandemic, to hybrid work schedules as the pandemic waned and now, for many, being called back to the office full time is taking its toll. Now, employees are looking for workplaces that will support their mental health during this upheaval.
“One thing universally that the human mind does not like is change – change that we don’t create. Even though there are people like me who say, ‘Oh I like variety, I like change,’ — but I like change that I very carefully craft and control,” says Paula Allen, global leader of research and client insights at TELUS Health.
She’s got a point. Think about the strangeness and uncertainty of the pandemic when many people w