Historically employees without specifically trained for a job are thought to “make up” for their lack of education in long hours. These long hours can be gruelling, exhausting, and have a long-term lasting effect on employees.

In Chapter 1 we discussed the importance and benefits from the standardization of work environments and the effect this had on employees. For example the brightness of lights in the factory increased employee productivity at the Hawthorne plant. However often the standards of employee wellness is forgotten and made to cover the bare minimum. Amanda Richardson explains how ignoring employee wellness can cost companies more in the long run. Highlighting the fact that unhealthy employees cost more to companies that provide health benefits to its employees. Workers that are overworked and unhealthy only become more and more unhealthy over time. So when they are in their fifties the company will end up having to pay high amounts in health care fees to those same employees. Richardson states that spending more on employee wellness now, saves companies more later.

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The article does a good job of articulating the usefulness and importance of the standardization of employee wellness programs. Typically thought of as a waste of money, they are good tools to promote a healthy work environment that employees do not hate to be a part of. I like the idea of including more benefits for employees in the workplace as it boosts moral and makes employees proud of the company that they work for.

References

Richardson, Amanda. The Huffington Post Impact. The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-richardson/why-ignoring-employee-wel_b_9257708.html . Date Accessed: Feb. 5, 2017.

Yoga For Hope. Women Doing Yoga. yoga-tips.jpg . Date Accessed: Feb. 5, 2017.