There’s a silent epidemic in our workplaces, and WFH is to blame |
There’s a silent epidemic in our workplaces, and WFH is to blame
April 16, 2026 — 12:00pm
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There’s a silent undercurrent running through our workplaces, and it’s even harder to spot than burnout or bullying. Both of those have visible signs you can at least notice, but there’s another concern that’s quietly eating away at workers from the inside.
Loneliness at work is a serious and growing problem. In the latest 2026 State of the Global Workplace report released last week by Gallup, it confirmed that one in five workers said they experienced loneliness at work the previous day, rising to almost one in three managers.
Despite being surrounded by colleagues, in constant meetings and drowning in emails, too many of us still feel the sad........