‘Difficult to feel connected’: Why some employees are using sensory deprivation tanks, rage rooms and cow hugging therapy to destress In the midst of an ongoing pandemic, it’s no surprise that people are seeking out unique ways – on their own or offered by their employer – to destress.
‘One of our biggest risks is burning out the team’: Why e-commerce startup Bolt added wellness days this past August Given the stress of the Covid-19 variants and uncertainty due to the on-going pandemic, as well as usual Q4 stresses, the potential for employee burnout is high at the moment.
‘You haven’t seen the great pains’: Confessions of a commercial crew member on the headache of execs returning to set For the latest edition of our Confessions series, in which we trade anonymity for candor, we hear from the crew member about educating brand and agency execs about returning to set and what he wishes they understood. This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.
‘It used to be so easy’: How networking has been reshaped by the coronavirus Marketers, agency execs, consultants and vendors have had to find new ways to connect as in-person events remain shuttered for the foreseeable future.
‘Don’t care about those perks’: Employees are no longer staying at companies for a cool culture As tech, advertising and publishing employees have worked from home for most of 2020, the desire to work at a “cool” company has dissipated.
‘Focus on quality over quantity’: Why companies like L’Oreal are now aiming to use virtual events for recruiting The event is part of the beauty behemoth’s recruitment strategy — hundreds of L'oreal employees have been recruited via Brandstorm.
