Britons average 6.5 sick leave days a year. In America, if you take sick leave within the first couple of months of your new job, you’re not going to go back.
Meanwhile, in Australia, you have 30 holidays and a minimum of 15 sick days a year.
A Goldman Sachs recent survey revealed that first/second-year consultants are averaging 90 days of work a week, plunging their mental health into the red zone and not having ANY personal time. The CEO, of course, shrugs his shoulders because it’s all about the money.
A complete opposite of this would be my business client in Bangkok buying each of his employees a one-year membership to a gym, giving them the opportunity to workout during their lunch break, too.
In today’s long episode, I reveal the good, the bad, the ugly, and what you can do if you’re working in a highly stressful environment.