Global employees reported missing an average of five days of work in the past 12 months due to low wellbeing.
According to the study conducted by Lululemon, 58% said they cannot be the best version of themselves when their wellbeing is low while 37% of employees said they would fall behind on work responsibilities.
So why is this happening? 30% of respondents said they don’t have the time to think about their wellbeing. Only 33% said they don’t seek professional help because they don’t feel comfortable talking about it. 51% are deprioritising their wellbeing due to cost concerns.
39% said they feel the pressure to conform to societal norms negatively impacts their mental wellbeing.
For some Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, social pressures threaten the wellbeing of their employees, despite topping the wellbeing charts. Over half of the people surveyed in the country feel pressure to pretend to be happy even when they’re not, and feel the pressure to conform to societal norms negatively impacts their mental wellbeing.
“While ‘wellbeing’ is recognised as a life priority, the concept along with its barriers have become increasingly overwhelming,” said Gareth Pope, Senior Vice President, lululemon, Asia Pacific. “The heightened expectations around what ‘wellbeing’ should be have led to a downward spiral triggering further anxieties and stress.”
