How common are good work days and what makes them good? See the results of our international survey.

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2 responses to “How common are good work days and what makes them good? See the results of our international survey.”

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   October 20, 2018

   Julian F. Christmas

   First of all, thank you for taking the time to do such a significant study on work happiness.

   Reading through the findings, I see several interesting things and came to think of several examples that would fit into your conclusions.

   Co-workers and workspace “feel” is, in my opinion, the most significant influence on how I regard my work days. I work with some skilled co-workers who are not only pushing the technical limits of our software products but also great fun to be around.

   I have tried working in other companies, and also owned an agency, where the overall “feel” and “mood” in the office was low. I often went home after a long day in my chair feeling tired and irritable.

   So if you are out there, and you don’t often have good work days, my advice, supported by this survey, would be to find a co-worker or two and have a good time with them – while during your work.
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   November 2, 2018

   James Lawther

   Fascinating survey, thank you for publishing.

   The bit that caught my attention was that bosses have better days than workers. Your explanation was:

   Bosses may have more responsibilities but they also have more autonomy and control, which makes them happier at work in almost every single study.

   Interestingly, I believe that if you give employees more autonomy and control they will use that autonomy to go about fixing the things in their environment that prevent them from doing good work. Which in turn improves productivity.

   Another reason why a happy working environment is a productive one.

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