{"id":1812748,"date":"2008-08-14T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2008-08-14T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/france-telecom-la-partie-emergee-de-liceberg\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T22:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:46:23","slug":"france-telecom-la-partie-emergee-de-liceberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/france-telecom-la-partie-emergee-de-liceberg\/","title":{"rendered":"France T\u00e9l\u00e9com: The Tip of the Iceberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 24th suicide at France T\u00e9l\u00e9com since February 2008\u2026 Patrick L\u00e9geron, a psychiatrist and author of a report on workplace stress submitted to Xavier Bertrand in 2008, then Minister of Labor, is once again sounding the alarm.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Privatization, crisis, offshoring, layoffs, mandatory mobility, and service closures\u2014these are all reasons why employees are losing their footing… and for some, leading to tragic consequences. While France T\u00e9l\u00e9com is currently in the spotlight, it is not the only company facing scrutiny. When it comes to suicides, the list has been long since 2007: Areva, Renault, La Poste, PSA.Employees in other companies are in the same situation and are suffering greatly; they are experiencing depression, feeling useless and under immense pressure!<\/em><\/p>\n

According to Patrick L\u00e9geron, author of the report on workplace stress submitted in March 2008 to Xavier Bertrand, then Minister of Labor, the situation is urgent:we are facing a genuine public health and corporate management crisis.<\/em>His report was harsh for French companies: while 22% of employees in the European Union suffered from work-related stress and depression, that figure reached 75% in France.<\/p>\n

Since then, no action has been taken to reintegrate psychosocial risks in the workplace<\/em>, explains the director of Stimulus. Rethinking and analyzing corporate organizational structures is an urgent priority.We must put people back at the heart of companies, which are now far too focused on financial and economic strategies. These suicides at France T\u00e9l\u00e9com are merely the visible tip of a massive iceberg<\/em>And the problem is far from over.France has not sufficiently accounted for the danger. Companies are waiting because, for economic reasons, they do not want to act before the problems actually arrive.<\/em><\/p>\n

France T\u00e9l\u00e9com has officially abandoned its policy of systematic mobility. Today, the company is proposing the implementation of reinforced security standards for a building in Saint-Denis (93). A building labeled “zero suicide”! Secured windows, inaccessible walkways, and blocked terraces\u2014reminiscent, perhaps, of a prison cell…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 24th suicide at France T\u00e9l\u00e9com since February 2008\u2026 Patrick L\u00e9geron, a psychiatrist and author of a report on workplace stress submitted to Xavier Bertrand in 2008, then Minister of Labor, is once again sounding the alarm. Privatization, crisis, offshoring, layoffs, mandatory mobility, department closures\u2014these are all reasons driving employees to lose their footing\u2026 and for some, to take their own lives. While France T\u00e9l\u00e9com is currently in the spotlight, it is not the only company being called into question. When it comes to suicides, the list has been long since 2007: Areva, Renault, La Poste, PSA. “Employees in other companies are in the same situation and are suffering greatly; they are depressed, feeling useless and pressured!” For Patrick L\u00e9geron, author of the report on workplace stress submitted in March 2008 to Xavier Bertrand, then Minister of Labor, there is an urgent need: “we are facing a true public health and corporate management crisis.” His report was scathing regarding French companies: while 22% of employees in the European Union suffered from stress and depression at work, that figure was 75% in France. “Since then, nothing has been done to reintegrate psychosocial risks into the workplace,” explains the director of the Stimulus firm. Rethinking and analyzing corporate organization is an urgent priority. “We must put the human element back at the center of companies, which are now too focused on financial and economic strategies. These suicides at France T\u00e9l\u00e9com are only the visible tip of a massive iceberg.” And the problem is far from over. “France has not sufficiently accounted for the danger. Companies are waiting because, for economic reasons, they do not want to act until problems arise.” France T\u00e9l\u00e9com has officially abandoned its policy of systematic mobility. It is now proposing to apply reinforced safety standards to a building in Saint-Denis (93). A building labeled “zero suicide”! Condemned windows, inaccessible walkways, and blocked terraces\u2014perhaps somewhat resembling a prison cell\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1812749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[242],"tags":[257,258],"class_list":["post-1812748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society","tag-france-telecom","tag-suicide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1812748"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1812754,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812748\/revisions\/1812754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1812749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1812748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1812748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1812748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}