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Re:Employee Wellness Programs Yield Little Benefit, Study Shows by piva00 on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @06:52AM (#19681396)
You don't need a participation medal in taking care of yourself. Right now you aren't earning more money or being directly rewarded by being healthy but this is a personal investment in your own future, why should anyone else show any form of recognition to a very personal life choice?

I do the same, I'm healthy, I go to the gym, I bike to work, my reward is getting older fit while I see people on my age group having more and more issues.

Yup, you might be more productive than someone that is unhealthy and taking sick days, etc., at the same time you don't use your paid time off (or have days discounted from your salary, such as here in Sweden) for when you got sick.

Re:Employee Wellness Programs Yield Little Benefit, Study Shows by collyw on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @08:15AM (#19681832)
I live in a country where our taxes pay for healthcare. Its in everyone's interest to have more people healthy.
Re:Employee Wellness Programs Yield Little Benefit, Study Shows by piva00 on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @09:14AM (#19682217)
I'm on the same boat, my taxes pay for healthcare which I hope I won't ever need.

I just don't believe in strictly direct incentives to motivate people to change behaviour, even less for a whole society. People aren't motivated just by a dangling carrot, making people healthier is much more systemic than awarding who takes care of themselves.

Re:Employee Wellness Programs Yield Little Benefit, Study Shows by loblollyboy on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @06:58AM (#19681427)
Not just future but present. It feels good to be healthy