PSU Employees & Physical Health: The Silent Decline Nobody Talks About
PSU Employees & Physical Health: The Silent Decline Nobody Talks About
Dec 29, 2025
In Indian Oil and other PSU organisations, we monitor systems, safety protocols, and performance indicators with precision.
But most of us haven’t paused to ask a basic question:
“How is my body actually doing?”
Not on paper.
Not in reports.
But in daily life.
Physical health rarely collapses suddenly for PSU employees.
It fades slowly.
Long hours, stable routines, responsibility, and desk-centric work slowly change the body — without warning alarms.
Most employees don’t feel ill.
They feel less.
Less energetic.
Less flexible.
Less alert physically.
And because there is no crisis, it gets ignored.
In PSU culture, discipline is valued.
Endurance is admired.
Complaints are discouraged.
So the body adjusts.
But adjustment is not wellness.
Many of us believe:
“This is normal after 40.”
“This happens with age.”
“Everyone feels like this.”
That belief is what makes physical decline invisible.
Indian Oil / PSU Reality
In organisations like Indian Oil:
- work is structured
- pressure is steady
- movement is limited
The system runs well.
The body quietly pays the price.
This is not negligence.
It’s conditioning.
I’ve experienced this myself.
Not as illness — but as slow disconnect from my own physical signals.
Nothing dramatic happened.
That’s why it took time to notice.
Physical health is not about fitness targets.
It’s about attention.
Not urgency.
Not fear.
Just noticing.
This blog is not asking you to change anything.
Only to notice.
In the next post, we’ll explore Mental Health in PSU life —
why tiredness feels normal, and why silence becomes a habit.
— Ramjee Meena
PSUPEDIA
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