Psychology Today | 20.02.2026 02:29
An employee checks their bank balance before lunch and decides to skip it. A parent at work calculates how many meals are left before payday and hopes the groceries stretch. These are not scenes from the distant margins of the economy. They are increasingly common experiences among people who are employed. When we talk about workplace performance, we tend to focus on skills, motivation, and leadership. We debate engagement strategies and design incentive systems. We rarely ask a simpler question: Are employees reliably able to eat?
