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The work news just doesn't quit - here's what we're talking about....

WTF News: Two stories that had us going, WTF?! 

• WellsFargo employee dies at her desk. Co-workers don't find her for four days. Four.
• Teammate gets stranded on the side of a mountain during a work-sponsored team building event. Can we stop with the mountaineering already?

Office Therapists on the Payroll
Wall Street Journal reported on the latest employer to bring in the latest solution for mental health wellbeing - on-site, office therapists. Is this the cure for mental health in the workplace? We discuss. We referenced:
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/in-office-therapy-benefit-synchrony-financial-83ab814e


Is Wellbeing Fixable? 
US workplace wellbeing continues to decline according to the latest findings from John Hopkins and Gallup. We referenced

• HR Grapevine: US Workplace Wellbeing in decline, study finds
• US News Work Stress May Help Bring On A-Fib
• How to Implement Wellbeing as a Strategic Priority at the Org Level with Gallup
• Employee Wellbeing Hinges on Management, Not Work Mode
• Johns Hopkins Study: Well-Being at Work: Fostering a Healthy Climate for All
• Journal of the American Heart Association

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