Nike tells workers to take week off to prioritise mental health, doesn't apply to retail staff

We could all do with an email like this from the boss..

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Sportswear giant Nike has told its head office staff in the US to take this week off, and prioritise their mental health.

Senior manager Matt Marrazzo has posted a message on LinkedIn asking people "do not work", and instead "unwind, destress and spend time with your loved ones".

A huge number of workers across the world have reported increasingly intense burnout, with some other huge companies delaying a return to the office in the US due to surging Covid-19 case numbers.

Dating app Bumble and LinkedIn have both made similar moves in an attempt to encourage staff to de-stress before coming back to the office.

Bizarrely though, the policy doesn't appear to apply to retail store workers, with critics saying those are the employees who most deserve a break after a long and stressful pandemic.