A workplace environment can be crucial in shaping employee productivity, retention, and overall job satisfaction. While optimism among a workforce can help create a great workplace culture, pessimistic employees can quietly erode even the most well-intentioned work environments. A pessimistic workplace occurs when negativity and expectations for poor outcomes are prevalent. Employees focus on what could go wrong, feel that hard work won’t have positive results, and have a general sense of despair and indifference. This mindset can have devastating impacts on an organization.
Some pessimism is natural in a workplace, but excessive negativity can build over time if employers aren’t actively shaping their workplace culture. We released a new HR Insights bulletin that provides an overview of employee pessimism, how it negatively impacts the workplace, and how employers can overcome challenges – read it here: HR Insights: Overcoming Employee Pessimism.
