92% Indian professionals prefer talking to a robot than their managers to discuss stress
Source | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Rica Bhattacharyya, ET Bureau
MUMBAI: Most Indian professionals prefer talking to a robot over their managers about stress and anxiety, according to the findings of the latest Oracle study on “AI @ workplace”.
The numbers showed that 92% of the Indian workforce said they would prefer to talk to a robot over their manager about stress and anxiety at work. Compared with this globally, 80% of the workforce is open to having a robot as a therapist.
The study of more than 12,000 employees, managers, HR leaders, and C-level executives across 11 countries, including 1,000 respondents from India, found that the Covid-19 pandemic has increased workplace stress, anxiety, and burnout for people all around the world. According to the findings of the study by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence, an HR research and advisory firm, Covid-19 pandemic has created the most stressful year in history and negatively affected the mental health of 89% of the
