New Delhi, India

Gallup, a US-based multinational analytics and advisory company, recently released its annual State of the Global Workplace report, which revealed the status of employee wellbeing across the world, including India. 

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The report said that 86% of Indians felt they were either "struggling" or "suffering" despite the nation being the second largest "thriving" working population in South Asia. 

The percentage was way above the global average and meant that there was a sharp contrast to the 34% of employees worldwide who feel they are "thriving". 

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Gallup said that the report evaluates employee mental health and well-being worldwide. It categorised respondents into three wellbeing groups - thriving, struggling, and suffering. 

The report then examined economic and policy-related factors associated with employee well-being, followed by manager-related factors for engagement at work and thriving in life overall. 

Respondents who felt sad with a negative future outlook were categorised as "suffering", while, those who were uncertain and had negative views of their current life situation were classified as "struggling". People belonging to the struggling category experienced more daily stress and financial worries. 

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"They are more likely to report that they lack the basics of food and shelter and more likely to have physical pain and a lot of stress, worry, sadness and anger. They have less access to health insurance and care and more than double the disease burden compared with thriving respondents," Gallup said. 

Not just India, the Gallup 2024 State of the Global Workplace report revealed that employee engagement in South Asia also dropped significantly over the past year, slipping from 33% to 26%. 

Interestingly, Gallup said in a press release that this trend is true across all countries in the region surveyed, with India reporting the second-highest rate of thriving at only 14%, behind Nepal at 22%. 

According to the report, 35% of Indian respondents acknowledged feeling angry on a daily basis, which is more than any other South Asian country. 

On the other side, India scored last among South Asian countries in terms of stress, with only 32% of respondents reporting daily stress, compared to 62% in Sri Lanka and 58% in Afghanistan. 

(With inputs from agencies)