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2-2 Activity: Topic Introduction Joshua Campbell Southern New Hampshire University IDS 402 Wellness Instructor: Lee Daffin November 5, 2023

Description of Issue or Event As the pandemic changed the way we view the workplace, the topic I have decided to speak on is workplace wellness programs. Personally, workplace wellness programs are not something I have experienced yet. In an article posted on Monster about the company Asana letting employees have naps, a company Draper hosts a weight-loss program with cash prizes, and of course the epic company Google has everything from on-site healthcare to massages provided on-site ( 7 Companies With Epic Wellness Programs , n.d.). Workplace wellness programs are becoming a norm for all businesses to the point where it is excepted. However, some question if workplace wellness programs are implemented just so employers can have a competitive advantage and good reputation. According to the Harvard Business Review article, What Wellness Programs Don’t Do for Workers, when it comes to mental health, the wellness programs are almost pointless as they seem to cater to those who are already healthy, leading to the bigger issue which is that the more beneficial workplace wellness program would center around company culture and work environments which promote flexibility and emotional support. Population New workplace wellness focuses on how workplace wellness programs will influence and operate in different organizational cultures (Kirkland, 2014). In practice, new workplace wellness will be affected by the population significant to my topic, Millennials. More specifically, Millennial population consists of those who are in the workforce. Millennials make up for 38.6% of the workforce and often experience burnout and stress in the workplace but are beginning to expect more flexibility and work/life balance from their employers (Kumar, 2023).

Society Impact Global society clearly impact the expectations of workplace wellness programs. You can see this through the evolution of the workplace. Workers use to work 100 hours per week, then went to 40 hours, then started to include breaks, holidays off, overtime pay, paid time off, etc. Fast forward to post-pandemic and now 4-day work weeks are in the talks. Through the 8 dimensions of wellness, people are realizing how problems in one dimension can affect all other aspects of life, making it important to ensure a healthy balance (Garcia, 2015). Employers are now trying to sell themselves to prospective employees. Through websites like Yelp and all social media, if a company makes one bad move, they can be “cancelled” rather quickly. Companies are even advertising themselves as great employers on commercial ads, employment apps, and social media. One of the ways employers like to make themselves standout is through their workplace wellness programs. General Education Interdisciplinary Lens I have chosen to review my topic through the historical lens. The evolution of how we have gotten to where we are today with workplace wellness programs can be looked at through an historical lens by focusing on labor laws and how they began to develop. For example, in 1866 the 8-hour day was mandated, and manufacturing workers were working and average of 100 hours per week until 1926 when Ford Motor Companies implemented the 5-day, 40 hour workweek (Ward & Lebowitz, 2023). If you fast forward to the pandemic, our outlook on life changed in general, but when it comes to the workplace, employees are now demanding more than ever. So much that a four-day work week is now being seriously discussed in Congress.

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