Infographic: Every Company Is Now in the Empathy Business

People are bringing their bad mental health to work, and employers must be part of fixing it

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Your marketing department may be in the empathy business, but it’s time to make that a company policy.

Two years of disruption have culminated in the ongoing Great Resignation. But while companies scramble to fill open positions, the employees who stayed need the kind of mental and emotional support they’re not used to providing. 

A survey of nearly 1,500 full- and part-time workers in the U.S. by Omnicom’s brand consulting group Hall & Partners found that more than half (54%) reported feeling lonely while at work in the last 12 months, with women more affected than men (59% vs.

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This story first appeared in the June 13, 2022, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.