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The survey is done by a charity that accepts money from corporate sponsors. Dubious source at best, paid shills at worst.

mc32 8y ago
There is lots wrong with this article, including what you mention, but also, they fail to define what they mean by the terms they use such as: "experienced problems with stress, anxiety or low mood". That can pretty much cover a lot, if not well defined.
- megous 8y ago
  It's a PR article to get you on their website, not a scientific study. ;) There you'll probably find more indepth info. Though, I didn't last long on their website. I don't have patience for video/audio, and I couldn't quickly find content on "what is mental health," to them.
cryptozeus 8y ago
YC community at its best :)
onion2k 8y ago
Are you suggesting that there are corporations paying 'shills' to say that workplaces are bad? Why would they do that?
- jquast 8y ago
  The very charity that conducted the survey that concludes that "half" of employees have mental health issues, also happens to be a charity to help address mental health issues. Also, they need more money! https://www.mind.org.uk https://www.mind.org.uk > We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. In a perfect future where everyone with mental health problems got support and respect, I'm certain this charity would re-define mental health to a more broad definition, so that they could demand to continue funding, rather than voluntarily shutting down after having met their original goals.
  - onion2k 8y ago
    It'd be terrible if we got scammed in to creating a perfect future. That'd be awful. :)
    - megous 8y ago
      Well you're joking, but it happens. Not the perfect future, but people being drawn and duped into following "gurus" or "schools" that promise exactly that, only to be slowly bled of all their money and sanity. And in the field of psychology or mental healing, it's probably more prevalent than elsewhere. But that's just an aside.
shanghaiaway 8y ago
This forum is owned by a corporation and functions as their main marketing tool.
- alayne 8y ago
  Yes and I don't accept Y Combinator's word as empirical science either.

mc32 8y ago

There is lots wrong with this article, including what you mention, but also, they fail to define what they mean by the terms they use such as: "experienced problems with stress, anxiety or low mood". That can pretty much cover a lot, if not well defined.

megous 8y ago
It's a PR article to get you on their website, not a scientific study. ;) There you'll probably find more indepth info. Though, I didn't last long on their website. I don't have patience for video/audio, and I couldn't quickly find content on "what is mental health," to them.

cryptozeus 8y ago

YC community at its best :)

onion2k 8y ago

Are you suggesting that there are corporations paying 'shills' to say that workplaces are bad? Why would they do that?

jquast 8y ago
The very charity that conducted the survey that concludes that "half" of employees have mental health issues, also happens to be a charity to help address mental health issues. Also, they need more money! https://www.mind.org.uk https://www.mind.org.uk > We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. In a perfect future where everyone with mental health problems got support and respect, I'm certain this charity would re-define mental health to a more broad definition, so that they could demand to continue funding, rather than voluntarily shutting down after having met their original goals.
- onion2k 8y ago
  It'd be terrible if we got scammed in to creating a perfect future. That'd be awful. :)
  - megous 8y ago
    Well you're joking, but it happens. Not the perfect future, but people being drawn and duped into following "gurus" or "schools" that promise exactly that, only to be slowly bled of all their money and sanity. And in the field of psychology or mental healing, it's probably more prevalent than elsewhere. But that's just an aside.

shanghaiaway 8y ago

This forum is owned by a corporation and functions as their main marketing tool.

alayne 8y ago
Yes and I don't accept Y Combinator's word as empirical science either.