Others, such as reimbursement for adoption expenses, require workers to notify someone in the company if they qualify. The federal government even offers worksite parent support groups through the Office of Personnel Management. In cases of depression, for instance. More than 30 percent of employers recently reported having to deal with an employee's depression at some point. No wonder, then, that many HR departments have been trained in that realm and are aware of the needs of employees to have flexibility when depression hits.
Workers can lose a real opportunity to connect by being too close-mouthed.
Yet career experts and HR professionals still warn against loose lips at work. Asked when workers should get personal on the job, HR Consultant Celia Crossley answers abruptly. When you're not going to get something accomplished. When you can't be there. That admonition extends to health issues.