The last two years have been transitional, disruptive, and enlightening for employees and employers alike. The idea of work-life separation has always been a misnomer, but the inaccuracy has been made readily apparent in recent years. The socio-physical environment has highlighted the humanity of workers and broken the fourth wall in the workplace. While it may have been accepted and even expected in some industries for employees to take work home, the inverse of workers bringing the personal to work has not been traditionally acknowledged or welcomed. The truth remains, workers have been taking work home and bringing issues that stem from their home lives to work well before hybrid and remote work was seen as an environmental necessity. The pandemic, social unrest, and burnout have simply forced the backdrop of the human experience at work to the forefront. This reality has tremendously impacted the area of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Working with a diverse workforce during an ongoing pandemic, social unrest, and violence epidemic mandates that beyond providing diverse and inclusive programming and events, organizations understand the different, and sometimes inequitable, impacts these phenomena are having on different populations' wellness, feelings of belonging, inclusivity and productivity at work. It is conceivable to conclude that out-of-office stress may impact the employee's overall temperament, engagement, and productivity at work.