Long story short: Employees are on edge this summer

Workplace harassment is on the rise and has been exacerbated by the pressures of remote work, according to a study by Project Include, a diversity advocacy firm. A quarter of employees say they have experienced gender-based harassment or toxicity, and of those, 98% were women and non-binary employees.

The pandemic amplified many of the stressors and discontent workers had been feeling. Eighty-five percent of employees say they experienced increased anxiety during COVID, the Project Include study found. Eighty-five percent of employees say they are unhappy with their current job, according to data from Gallup.