Category: <span>Employees</span>

The “Sunday Night Shift”: Understanding Anticipatory Work Anxiety And How EAPs Can Help

For many employees, the workweek doesn’t begin on Monday morning—it begins on Sunday evening. There’s a familiar shift in mood: a tightening in the chest, a restless mind, an urge to check emails “just in case,” or a subtle sense of dread about the week ahead. This experience, often brushed…
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The Culture Tax Paid By Marginalised Employees

In many modern workplaces, companies proudly talk about diversity, belonging, and inclusive culture. Posters are updated, workshops are conducted, and hashtags are added to corporate communication. But beneath the glossy slides and well-intentioned initiatives, there is a quieter, more constant reality—one that organisations rarely calculate. Marginalised employees, whether due to…
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Sunday Dread: The Workplace Issue No One’s Talking About

Most conversations about workplace mental health focus on what happens during the workday — burnout, workload pressures, interpersonal conflict, or performance stress. But a lesser-discussed phenomenon often begins long before the week starts: the experience known as anticipatory stress, often referred to as “Sunday dread” or “pre-work anxiety.” This feeling…
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Emotional Contagion At Work: How Moods Spread And Impact Teams

Work isn’t just about tasks and deadlines — it’s also about people and the energy they bring. One factor that often goes unnoticed but strongly shapes workplaces is emotional contagion. Simply put, emotions can spread from one person to another, influencing moods, interactions, and even productivity. Understanding how this happens…
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The Mental Cost Of Multitasking: Why Focus Beats Doing It All

We often take pride in being great multitaskers—juggling emails, attending meetings, and working on side projects all at once. In many workplaces, multitasking is even seen as a badge of productivity. But what if multitasking isn’t making us more efficient at all? What if it’s actually slowing us down, draining…
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