Working for Happiness

Greater Good by Alex Frankel | Aug. 2, 2009 (Opinion)

I started at UPS on Monday. I drove to the San Francisco UPS headquarters, a block-wide fortress of freight. A staffer from human resources took me to get a uniform and pointed me toward the locker room. I changed out of my street clothes and into the brown outfit. I had the locker room to myself; after buttoning up my shirt I took a second to stare into the mirror. As I changed into this new brown uniform, I was changing my attitude. I was becoming one of ... Full Story »

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Subjects: Business, Sci/Tech, Health
Topics: Labor, Psychology
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Aug 2, 2009 - 8:47 AM PDT
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Edited by: Leo Romero - Aug 2, 2009 - 8:47 AM PDT

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 by Alison Hui - Aug. 3, 2009

Apart from employee 's attitude, the company also plays an inportant role in creating a happy working atmosphere. Yet, they cannot control the side effects caused by the emplyees tehmselves. such as goosip ...

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