Wellness programs raise ethical questions about employers having this level of control and ownership over employees’ bodies. But there is also a fundamental question: Do they work? To answer that, we have to agree about what wellness programs are supposed to do. Employers say that they offer these programs because they care about their employees and want to improve their quality of life. That’s mostly bullshit. A sand volleyball court on the company lawn may have some recruiting benefits. But the primary rationale for implementing a wellness program is that by improving the health of its
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