There’s a major safety and health topic affecting a growing portion of workers that most drillers might find uncomfortable to talk about. Dealing with this issue costs the U.S. economy about $210 billion each year. Yet, most businesses and business owners never discuss it with their employees.
What is this taboo topic? Worker depression. Studies by the company Happify Health show that the number of American employees with symptoms of depression rose more than 18% between 2014 and 2018. That research was prior to 2020 — one of the most difficult years in our collective memories. Whether it was the pandemic, loss of a loved one, loss of revenue, civil unrest, an exhausting election cycle, or even murder hornets, 2020 seemed determined to test our intestinal fortitude and ability to stay happy and healthy.