Top 10 Ways to Be Happy at Work

By Susan M. Heathfield, About.com

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Working at Google sounds very cool. I'd be the first to tout Google as a motivating employer:
free food, engineers who are enabled to spend 20 percent of their time on their own projects,
and a work environment that fosters play and creative thinking. At Google, Genentech and
other Fortune magazine top 100 companies, employers provide the best workplaces.
At the same time, perks that enable employees to spend all of their time at work exploit
people and destroy work - life balance. So, even the best employer may not be best for
everyone. These are the factors that will help you find happiness at work.

1. Choose to Be Happy at Work
Happiness is largely a choice. I can hear many of you arguing with me, but it's true. You can
choose to be happy at work. Sound simple? Yes. But, simplicity is often profoundly difficult to
put into action. I wish all of you had the best employer in the world, but, face it, you may not.
So, think positively about your work. Dwell on the aspects of your work you like. Avoid
negative people and gossip. Find coworkers you like and enjoy and spend your time with
them. Your choices at work largely define your experience. You can choose to be happy at
work.