Employees spend 40+ hours a week working–this equates to more time at work than doing anything else, including parenting, interacting with loved ones, and engaging in personal passions. Over the past three years, employee engagement, and ultimately retention, have decreased sharply in the wake of The Great Resignation and the quiet quitting movements, and through these periods we have learned just how crucial it is for employees to feel valued.
In its November 2022 Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being report, the U.S. Surgeon General listed mattering at work as one of its five essential initiatives to strengthen workplace well-being.
