It’s no mystery why your employees want to take Ozempic or Wegovy (both are the same drug — Semaglutide — just in different dosages). In addition to treating Type II diabetes, this drug can help with weight loss.
But as a business leader, if you are on it, should you keep it confidential? As a general rule, we don’t talk about medical problems at work. Or, like Elon Musk, should you freely admit that you’re taking it to your team and employees?
It’s perfectly understandable that you’d want to keep medical issues under wraps. No one at work wants to hear about your miracle cure for toenail fungus. But the reality is, if you take Ozempic or one of its many GLP-1 cousins, and you start to lose weight, people will ask how you’re doing it, and you need to be prepared to answer. Here’s what you should consider.
To keep reading, click here: If You’re Taking Ozempic, You Can Talk About It With Your Team — Under the Right Circumstances
The Ozempic thing. Nobody’s business! It’s a private medical matter.