A string of suicides at the state-run post office, La Poste, has led its boss to announce new measures in an effort to restore calm, although unions are angry he did not go further.
In the last six months, three employees have killed themselves at work.
The most recent, a 42-year-old executive, left a note complaining that "for three years, I have the impression of being harassed and cornered by my superiors."
An unofficial list by employees alleges there have been five suicides and one attempted suicide sine January alone.
These are in addition to eleven suicides in 2011 and 17 in 2010. Full story...
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In the last six months, three employees have killed themselves at work.
The most recent, a 42-year-old executive, left a note complaining that "for three years, I have the impression of being harassed and cornered by my superiors."
An unofficial list by employees alleges there have been five suicides and one attempted suicide sine January alone.
These are in addition to eleven suicides in 2011 and 17 in 2010. Full story...
Related posts:
There are pictures taken by TV news crews to show that the suicides at France Telecom and Foxconn in China have a simple problem of human physiology involved, Subliminal Distraction.
ReplyDeleteThe cubicle stopped this problem, seen as a harmless temporary psychotic-like episode, when it appeared in business offices in 1964.
Unaware that knowledge workers can't just be crammed together anyway management decides is most efficient, post offices do not provide Cubicle Level Protection where it should be needed.