Guardian staffers traumatized by the Republican’s victory can reportedly avail of psychological well being help and “digital wellbeing instruments”
The Guardian has supplied its journalists free counseling and psychological well being help to assist them course of Donald Trump’s win within the US election, in keeping with an inner e mail seen by Guido Fawkes, a British political gossip weblog.
Written by editor-in-chief Katharine Viner, the e-mail was despatched to the liberal paper’s staff on Wednesday, Guido Fawkes claimed.
“I do know the outcome has been very upsetting for a lot of colleagues,” Viner wrote. “Our US groups particularly have coated the election with sensible reporting…They are going to be most straight affected by the outcome. In case you’re not within the US, do contact your American colleagues to supply your help.”
“It’s upsetting for a lot of others, too,” she continued. “If you wish to discuss it, your supervisor and members of the management workforce are all obtainable, because the Folks workforce. There’s additionally free entry to free help providers, which I’ve outlined on the finish of this e mail.”
The Guardian’s British employees have been instructed that they will avail themselves of a 24/7 on-line common practitioner, psychological well being help, and “digital wellbeing instruments.” Employees in Australia have been instructed that they will entry “confidential, neutral skilled counseling and help.”
“One thing tells Guido all of the counseling on this planet gained’t treatment them of Trump Derangement Syndrome,” the gossip website joked.
Trump gained a convincing victory in opposition to Kamala Harris on Tuesday, defeating the vice chairman in all seven battleground states and successful the favored vote – a feat not achieved by a Republican since George W. Bush beat John Kerry in 2004. Harris underperformed President Joe Biden’s 2020 lead to all 3,144 US counties, whereas Trump dramatically elevated his help from black, Latino, and younger voters throughout the US, notably males.
The Guardian isn’t the one establishment whose staff apparently want remedy after the election. Dow Constantine, the chief government of King County within the US state of Washington, emailed county staff on Wednesday providing “emotional help” providers, whereas Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana canceled courses to present college students “house to course of” the outcomes.
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