{"id":4944,"date":"2022-01-17T13:50:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T12:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nailted.com\/blog\/?p=4944"},"modified":"2024-09-11T11:18:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T09:18:54","slug":"support-mental-health-remote-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nailted.com\/blog\/support-mental-health-remote-work\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Strategies to support Mental Health In Remote Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Since 2020 remote work has became the norm, reactions have been mixed. While some people were happy to work from home (WFH) indefinitely, research from the University of Southern California<\/a> indicates that the transition to WFH decreased overall physical and mental well-being among workers<\/strong>, due to lifestyle factors and disruptions to routines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As we discussed in a <\/span>Nailted blog post on mentally healthy employees<\/a>, <\/span>poor mental health can be aggravated by a stressful work environment<\/span>. And while employers want their workers to be highly functional and cope with life\u2019s challenges, the prolonged WFH situation has worsened existing problems, such as the failure of business leaders to realize that employees aren\u2019t entirely okay. <\/span>So what can you do to address this problem, when the workplace is out of your control?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. Promote a healthy work-life balance<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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When the transition came, the main thought in most managers and leaders was how they would maintain productivity. How would they preserve productivity if employees were not at the office anymore? A main goal was in mind: to avoid damaging the company’s performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Some remote employees improved their work-life balance after working from home. A <\/span>Pew Research Center study work<\/a> reveals that in 2020, 49% of workers found more flexibility with their hours, while 38% of new teleworkers found it easier to balance work with family responsibilities. Not needing to commute and being able to\u00a0<\/span>shift your schedule<\/a>\u00a0around helps a lot, but the other side of the coin shows more people becoming workaholics. Because they\u2019re just staying at home, they feel guilty about logging-out. And without unplugging, they end up burning out and getting sick.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What can you do to help improve your employees’ mental health? Implement employee wellness programs. <\/strong><\/p>

You can also encourage employees to establish boundaries by taking breaks when they need to. Vacation days and paid time off are still valid at home, and are essential to recharge yourself. It also helps to have a set (and implement) a certain number of work hours for each day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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2. Organize team-building events<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Perhaps one of the biggest challenges we\u2019ve collectively faced during remote work is loneliness.<\/strong> Teleworkers missed socializing and interacting with colleagues, as team dinners and hallway chats are no longer part of daily life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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