CHARLOTTETOWN - Insurance manager Percy Gotell says he’s found a cure to the male loneliness epidemic. The social phenomenon was named when mental health experts noticed rising levels of loneliness, linked to factors like lack of social circles, difficulties in forming close friendships, and societal pressures around traditional concepts of masculinity. Gotell fights this epidemic by forcing his employees to join several Microsoft Teams meetings during the work week.

Insurance manager Percy Gotell says he’s found a cure to the male loneliness epidemic. The social phenomenon was named when mental health experts noticed rising levels of loneliness, linked to factors like lack of social circles, difficulties in forming close friendships, and societal pressures around traditional concepts of masculinity. Gotell fights this epidemic by forcing his employees to join several Microsoft Teams meetings during the work week. […]