Workplace Anxiety

I agree with Johanna - anxiety isn't something I'd want to be driving performance in the employees I am responsible for.

We all have different responses to stress, and some individuals thrive in environments that others would find unbearable because of the pressure they are under. When it starts making you unwell, it's not OK.

However, I do think that recent changes in the way we ('we' as HR people but also 'we' as a generation) talk more openly about anxiety/stress/mental health mean that people are more likely to speak up when they're under pressure, but I think we have a long way to go still.

I agree with Johanna - anxiety isn't something I'd want to be driving performance in the employees I am responsible for.

We all have different responses to stress, and some individuals thrive in environments that others would find unbearable because of the pressure they are under. When it starts making you unwell, it's not OK.

However, I do think that recent changes in the way we ('we' as HR people but also 'we' as a generation) talk more openly about anxiety/stress/mental health mean that people are more likely to speak up when they're under pressure, but I think we have a long way to go still.