The financial industry has high salaries, high education and good looks, and the mental health problems behind the incident of employees taking a salary cut and jumping off a building
It is reported that an employee of CICC chose to jump off the building because he could not bear the pressure of salary cuts, and sadly, this employee was not spared, but unfortunately passed away. As soon as this incident was exposed, it immediately sparked heated discussions and heated discussions from all walks of life, and also made people have a deeper understanding of the mental health problems hidden behind the high salaries in the financial industry.
1. With high salary, high education, and good looks, the financial industry is highly sought after
In recent years, whether it is in the employment seminars of major universities or on various recruitment websites, the recruitment information of the financial industry can always attract a large number of applicants, and among these applicants, there are many graduates from famous universities such as 985 and 211, they may be graduate students in financial engineering, statistics, economics and other majors, or they may be undergraduates in finance, accounting and other majors, whether from the perspective of academic qualifications or professional background, they can meet the high requirements of the financial industry for talents.
In addition to academic qualifications, appearance is also an extremely important part of recruitment in the financial industry, some people once joked that if you look handsome enough, beautiful enough, then you have won the starting line in the competition in the financial industry, and the reason for this, in fact, is not unreasonable, because practitioners in the financial industry need to face a variety of customers, employees with good appearance and temperament are often easier to win the favor of customers, but also more conducive to the company's business development.
Compared with other industries, the salary level of the financial industry has always been among the best, and employees working in the financial industry can also enjoy generous year-end bonuses, stock options, high social security provident fund contributions and other benefits, which can be said to be beyond the reach of other industries.
It is precisely because of these favorable conditions that the financial industry has always been the so-called "sweet and sweet", which is highly sought after by talents from all walks of life, and has also formed a special recruitment phenomenon of "high salary, high education, and high appearance" in the financial industry.
2. The mental health issues behind the pay cut
Even in such a highly sought-after industry, it is impossible to avoid a variety of risks and challenges, especially in the current macroeconomic situation, the financial industry is facing a variety of risks and challenges are unprecedentedly huge, some financial institutions in order to effectively control risks, to ensure the sustainable development of the company, they have begun to take some "tight" measures, such as layoffs, salary cuts, etc.
The salary reduction measures often have a certain impact on the mental health of employees, especially those employees who have certain expectations for their salary level, they may feel lost, anxious, or even angry because of the salary cut, and these negative emotions, once they cannot be resolved and resolved in time, may have a certain impact on the mental health of employees, and even cause some irreparable tragedies.
Take the recent CICC employee jumping off the building as an example, this employee made such an extreme choice because he could not bear the huge pressure of salary cuts, and his death also sounded the alarm bell for people to realize that behind the high salary in the financial industry, there are actually huge mental health problems, and these problems also need to be paid enough attention and attention.
Third, pay attention to mental health, and the financial industry needs to strengthen psychological counseling
For employees in the financial industry, high salaries can indeed bring them a certain sense of material satisfaction, and can also become a motivation for them to continue to work, but in addition to material satisfaction, moral support and care are equally important, especially in the face of various work pressures, employees' psychological tolerance needs to be sharpened and improved.
All institutions in the financial industry, whether state-owned banks, securities companies, fund companies, etc., should be aware of the importance of employees' mental health problems, and should strengthen mental health education for employees, so that they can have a deeper understanding of the importance of mental health, and learn how to effectively deal with various work pressures and challenges. Be able to receive help and encouragement in a timely manner.
For the negative impact of some emergencies, such as salary cuts, the company should also communicate with employees in a timely manner, so that they can more fully understand the intentions behind the company's decisions, avoid various negative emotions caused by information asymmetry, and better resolve employees' resistance, so that everyone can face various challenges together.
epilogue
Although the deceased has passed away, his death has sounded the alarm for us, making us realize that no matter what kind of industry, no matter what kind of occupation, we may face a variety of challenges and difficulties, and mental health problems also need to be given enough attention and attention, if we find that we or the people around us have mental health problems, we must give timely care and help, and we can also through various channels, such as psychological counseling hotlines, psychological counseling platforms, etc., Seek professional counselling and support, so that we can contribute to the cause of mental health together.