The idea that "Corporate activities that impair the physical and mental health of employees should be changed"

According to a study on health in the workplace, 61% of people in the United States have stress in the workplace due to stress, health damage to the body and mind, 7% of people are actually hospitalized. Also, due to stress, costs of US $ 300 billion per year (about 31 trillion yen) occur in the United States, and 120,000 people lose their lives. In addition, in China, over 1 million people are losing their lives each year due to overwork, Professor Jeffrey Waffer of Stanford University School of Business, who sounds a warning to this situation,Dying for a Paycheck(To lose life for salary), and says that society needs to change this situation.

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Mr. Phefer said about this book "Health in workplace"Silence of Spring"I think that it would be good to become". Spring of silence was announced in 1962Book written by Rachel CarsonIt is a work that appealed the dangers of chemical substances such as DDT and other chemical substances such as DDT through the event of spring in which birds ceased singing, to inform the world of the need for nature conservation and chemical substance pollution. Mr. Pheefer also said that the way non-healthy work is "both the company's performance and personal well-being are harmed and we need to understand this situation as" a sign that we should stop here " There are too many damage in there. "

Mr. Phefer talks about what society should be in response to interviews in the media operated by Stanford University School of Management.

The interviewer first asked questions about what Mr. Phefer said. The content is that Robert Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, said in a lecture that 1,000 CEOs who are audiences "are you the cause of the medical crisis". Mr. Pheffer replied, "That is a real story." According to Mr. Phefer, Mr. Chapman raised three points and talked about it.


The first point is that "in developed countries, especially in countries like the United States, the vast majority of medical expenses burdens are spent on chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease." This is consistent with the data reported also by the World Economic Forum and others, and in the United States these chronic diseases occupy a large proportion, equivalent to 75% of medical expenses.

The second point is that there are many epidemiologic literature showing that many of problem behavior such as diabetes, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, overeating and exercise, drug and alcohol abuse are caused by stress I mention what I am doing.

And the third point is that there is a large amount of data suggesting that the biggest cause of stress is "workplace". Taking these points, Mr. Chapman said 1000 people CEO developed the theory that "you are the cause of the medical crisis".


Mr. Pheffer replied that "Is this problem existed for a long time ago, or was there such a strong tendency in recent years?" , There are no evidence to conclude that the workplace environment has deteriorated in recent years "from the actual circumstances we have seen so far.

According to the survey by the research company "Gallup", the workplace retention rate is low, and the reliability surveyEdelman Trust BarometerAccording to the situation, the distrust of the workplace is high. Also, from the survey conducted by the National Industry Council, job satisfaction continues to be in a low state, and the consistent declining trend continues. And the rate of using health insurance provided by the workplace is decreasing, and surprisingly many people are hesitating to go to the hospital because of high medical expenses.

Mr. Phefer said about Spain's business school "IESEMr. Fafer, asked about this, cited the word of Professor Nuria · Chinchira of Professor Noria · Chinchira, who asked about this, said that the long working hours a company imposes on its employees, Increasing the difficulty of raising children and other general family problems are problems, explaining these "social pollution". Mr. Phefer said that, for example, one person served on GE had never looked at the face of a child due to continued business trips, and finally had the time to touch the child by having quit his job, An example is given.


Mr. Hoeffer also touches on "the viability of a company that ignored social damage" in his book. Mr. Pheffer, who was asked to comment from the interviewer, said, "In the world," Our company cut down trees in the forest completely and cut a mountain to take coals, and I am proud of that There is not anyone who wants to say "There is nothing at all, even if there is not, there should be very few even if there is it." When talking about economic activities, the company talks about the fact that they are turning their eyes away from sacrificing something I will.

And Mr. Hoeffer notes that society has allowed that situation. "There are things that have not been accepted anymore on modern standards as it was done in the past, now it is not allowed to burn anything you like and be released into the air, It is not permissible to throw away chemical substances more and more within the company, and companies are now accepting these changes and are working on a response. "

However, one of Mr. Hoeffer 's claims that these actions are not so much improved as it becomes to humans. Even if we can proceed with our environmental efforts at the expense of certain economic efficiency, even if we can do the same about "protection" of human beings, it may not be strange.


Also, when Mr. Phefer talks about this content, he often receives a response saying "If it is such a difficult job to leave himself and find another job". About that, Mr. Phefer says "It's not as easy as it sounds," he says.

Mr. Pheffer stated that "going to a yoga classroom or preparing a room for a nap is not a solution". In response to the question from the interviewer, "How can we change the culture that allows long hours of work?" For those who have led the air pollution problem to improvement, people pointed out the message "It is not allowed" to companies and others It is said that there is a possibility that it can be improved by similar efforts to labor problems. For that purpose, we also stated that it is necessary not only to say "long hours work is not good", but also concrete measures such as creating regulatory framework by encouraging the government.

Finally, Mr. Phefer to the question "Was this way of thinking changed by thinking of writing this book?" Mr. Phefer said, "I started to think that the situation is worse than I expected, and these healthy We found that problems at workplaces causing problems are not to be considered in line with environmental pollution problems, and if you did not receive adequate education, you would have the ability to control low wages and your work environment It is placed in a low state so that your health is badly affected. "

Mr. Pheefer also said, "I want to awaken people, which also has a negative impact on business performance for companies and brings problems for people's health. We should not pursue health condition in both mind and body only for corporate profit. "