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New research on the wellbeing of employees from The Wellbeing Lab and AHRI finds that dealing with people at work is now the biggest source of struggle. Just prior to Australia re-entering another round of lockdowns, new research from The Wellbeing Lab and AHRI found that employees were demonstrating high levels of resilience. In May this year, just over 53 per cent of employees said they were living well despite struggles – an increase from 42.1 per cent of employees who placed themselves in this category last August, when this report was last released. The research also indicates a corresponding decrease in the number of people who say they’re not feeling bad, but just getting by – a term we’ve come to know as ‘languishing’. One of the researchers behind this report, Dr Michelle McQuaid, founder of The Wellbeing Lab, posits that we’re seeing a big shift in a short period because more people are willing to admit that they’re stressed, worried or anxious, and don’t equate struggle with weakness. McQuaid suggests acknowledging struggle is actually a hallmark of resilience, whereas those who say they are consistently thriving are expressing minimal struggle, which may not always reflect reality. “What seems to
