Posted by bluedog on November 13, 2002, at 3:46:48
In reply to Re: WHY discriminate? depression vs common cold » bluedog, posted by IsoM on November 13, 2002, at 2:36:32
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> It's one reason I WON'T hide the fact I've had problems with depression. I know it's a little silly but I consider it my duty to inform & educate as many as possible that depression has nothing to do with weakness. I'm very adamant in letting others know it but as gently as possible.
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Thanks for that Iso. Funny how you lose insight when your depressed and it takes someone else to point out that you SHOULD NOT feel ashamed for suffering from depression. I will take on board your advice and consider this as an opportunity to try and raise my employers awareness about depression and it's effects.Do you think the following would be a valid reason to add to your list
-By putting their heads in the sand employers can deny that the workplace and work practices can in some (many?) instances contribute towards depression? In other words a depressed employee can actually be a reflection on poor management practices that they would care not to admit to. In other words an employee becoming depressed can be percieved at some unconscious level as a personal attack on the employer.
And of course to protect themselves, they counter the percieved threat by discriminating against those with depression in extremely subtle and not so subtle ways that would never occur in relation to physical illnesses. In other words they place the blame for depression with the employee..it is always a failing of the employee if they become depressed. Just a thought!!
It is just so unfortunate that in todays workplace employees are just viewed as a necessary evil to be tolerated as best as possible by management as a means to an end.I mean CEO's nowadays get million dollar bonuses for getting rid of thousands of employees at a time and this attitude has permeated into every nook and cranny of the modern workplace.
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