#employeehappiness

Source: M. Gray

1. Learn Storytelling

Storytelling is the highest intangible ROI skill you can learn

Sales, hiring, marketing, it's all storytelling.

Start with basic storytelling frameworks (e.g. the Hero's Journey) and the 7 fundamental emotions.

And watch how listeners turn into believers.

1. Rethink Health

Everything changed for me when I came across Symbiotic Success:

Your health directly affects achievement, even if you can't see it.

Now I prioritize meditation, lifting weights and nutrition.

Success is a game of longevity and health is your competitive moat.

1. Work Like a Lion

Society has conditioned us to work like we're cows grazing.

Low focus.
Long hours.
Minimal output.

Instead, work less, but work like a hunting lion.

Sprint. Rest. Repeat.

1. Find Your Peak Energy State

Optimal hours, environment, and work style differ for everyone.

Keep experimenting until you find your most productive state, when you don't have to fight yourself to get stuff done.

Once you find it, energy flows where your focus will be.

1. Learn to Communicate Concisely

Most people's emails and messages are full of fluff:

'Hope you're well!'
'I just wanted to ask...'
'Could we circle back on...'

Stop.

Be concise and get to the point, your value increases with the effort your readers save.

1. Be Happy for Other People's Successes

It's a positive-sum world out there; there are 22 million millionaires in the US alone.

Recognize that one person's success isn't your failure and offer genuine congratulations.

Joy for others manifests future accolades for you.

1. Be Boring

A lot of success comes from just saying no to cheap dopamine.

And instead, focusing on the mundane:

• Maximizing sleep
• Guarding time for workouts
• Not eating out in favor of your nutritious diet

Boring's the secret the successful don’t want you to know.

For most of us, we're going into office full time. I am not in an office that requires people to go in office every day (yet).

Just remember, stay safe. This is just a job. Jobs are not worth our lives. Be careful driving in the parking lots.

I'm sorry this is happening.

Goodbye Lisa. Thank you for your 32 years with Ford.

We’ve had a lot thrown at us over the last 18-24 months. How’s everyone feeling?

"Kumar's leadership across our global industrial system has been instrumental in driving the significant progress we've made most recently in initial quality," Farley said in texted statement after the interview. "His broad experience and unique responsibilities ... have enabled us to deliver our breakthrough results."

Another day, more stressing. I hate this place.

Some of the replies here really make me feel uneasy. If I hated a place as much as some of you do AEP, I'd be long gone. Life is too short to stay somewhere that's making you so miserable. You know that's an option, right? Walk away and find something where you'll be happier. It's that simple.

It's been four years. How have you fared? Better or worse?

For me, it has worked out better than I expected. It turned out that I didn't have to go back to work because of some luck with the performance of the portfolio. Spend most of my time relaxing but just started volunteering.

I’m only working for this company now for the pay cheque.

Motivation is at an all time low, as little as 2-3 years back I was pretty keen.

All I’m doing now is digging in as long as I can to maximise the payment to see me out the door.

Who else feels the same?

The first one is getting laid off. The second, and more revealing one, is not getting laid off because that means staying in a place we hate, watching the ship slowly sink while we're still on it. And I know of more and more folks who feel this way. Says a lot about T, doesn't it?

Just left Databricks and jumped over to Teradata… and yeah, I’m already loving it.
Honestly? Excellent place to work. The people are solid, the vibe is good, and it just feels right. If you’re looking for somewhere that actually treats you well and lets you do interesting stuff, this is the place to be.
Glad I made the move.

“Study finds remote workers are far happier and more productive

Remote workers reported much higher well-being, but were also less likely to leave their role

Study also dispels myth that remote workers might feel alienated from co-workers”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/taking-away-peoples-choice-probably-120000206.html

I’m showing up to work at state street 3 sheets to the wind tommorow. I can’t take it anymore. There is no law when your on the claw

just wanted to express gratitude for our opportunity to help people become confident investors and help clients (and ourselves!) achieve life’s possibilities

I am not going to lie or write platitudes. It took me by surprise and I has been not able to recover. Do I need to be sweet and write beautiful things??? AH ????

Love using this AI to do all the required trainings for Centene.

What happened?

My health insurance is the only thing keeping me here. I have a preexisting condition so I truly can't take a risk with a new company. That's it. The only reason I'm still here.

Getting laid off from Truist was the best thing that happened to me. It just took time to see it.

Complain and stay miserable. Grind and get nothing. Build skills and leave. Choose wisely.

I'm strangely indifferent to it. I guess I've given all the fu--s I could give up until now, so now I'm in a "whatever will be, will be" frame of mind.

Cannot wait baby

I don’t wanna go to work today. It’s not enjoyable anymore.

I will start by saying I dont advocate, like, support, or agree with su----e.

But I also want to say that in my 19 years at T-Mobile since covid, I have worked through management lying to us non stop. I've seen multiple people talked into staying at T-Mobile, told their positions were safe only to get laid off and immediately go home and end their lives.

It's not a pretty thing, but decisions like the ones t-mobile has made, have caused a lot of people to end it. I hope leaders understand that.

It is wrong to replace hardworking citizens with outside control. Someone should report to the department of labor to track the lay offs by the immigration status, nationality, number of contractors recruited, internal promotions by nationality etc.
It's sad that one of the prestigious bank in the USA is controlled by the outsiders.
Please report the fraudulent activities and unethical hiring practices to the government agencies.

At least then it would be over and I'd be free of this place.

With the massive profits the company is raking in, it might go a long way with the employees who have hit rock bottom morale to give an additional bonus. I know there's a f a t chance of that happening with MW ,but all of us who have suffered through his leadership should get an extra piece of the pie!

I love this job! Great pay and benefits, low stress and friendly co-workers. It is truly a dream come true!

This waiting for Godot sh-t is for the birds!

What do I do

How is the mood in the office?

The workload keeps growing, and the support keeps shrinking. I haven't seen a single meaningful change that would improve things in years. How are we supposed to keep working when we're all literally burning the candle at both ends?

Almost a year since I got cut and my life is better now. Is anyone actually enjoying it there still?

March 2027 for me, so I'm a bit envious of those who got earlier dates, but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth!

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/01/ghost-growth-is-frustrating-and-burning-out-workers-says-new-report.html

It's fun and funny to be off work while still getting paid and receiving benefits. I just wanted to thank everyone for funding my life of leisure.

Got a nice raise of nearly $20k. Nothing like getting laid off and realizing you were being severely underpaid in your previous position.

I had a customer screaming at me over something that wasn't my error. My supervisor heard the whole thing, knew the customer was wrong, and still threw me under the bus to save face. He apologized to the customer for my confusion, then he pulled me aside and told me to just let it go with a lecture about customer experience. I hate it here.