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Are you an ‘insecure overachiever’? How to take it down a notch

Some corporate cultures exacerbate employee anxiety to an unhealthy degree

Published Thu, Feb 29, 2024 · 10:37 PM
    • It can be hard to tell where company culture ends and our own choices begin.
    • It can be hard to tell where company culture ends and our own choices begin. PHOTO: PIXABAY

    THERE are plenty of reasons why employees might be feeling more insecure at work these days: fears that generative artificial intelligence could wipe out our jobs; mass layoffs; the rise of remote work and, with it, ever-shifting return-to-office policies.

    It’s not surprising that rates of workplace stress and anxiety have measurably increased post-pandemic.

    And some employers prefer it this way.

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