. For example, 47% of Generation Z workers say they suffer from anxiety issues. This unhappiness has consequences on their professional life: only 18% of the 25–34-year-olds surveyed say they are not too stressed by their work. This figure rises to 41% for their colleagues aged over 55 . While companies are becoming more and more aware of flagging morale among their employees, they are faced with a major problem in dealing with it. Psychological disorders are still misunderstood and even taboo.
This silence prevents them from taking time for themselves, which reinforces their initial psychological suffering. Only 14.4% of Americans surveyed play it straight with their managers when they need toto take care of their mental health. In comparison, 25.6% of them take time off work claiming to be suffering from an everyday ailment , rather than a mental health issue; and 31.6% continue to work regardless.