German Company Bans on the Job Grumpiness
From the Marginal Revolution
After one female employee refused to smile all day at work, a German IT company banned grumpiness in an effort to promote a more congenial atmosphere, according to The Australian.
The new policy requires employees at Nuzwerk in the German town of Leipzig to sign a contract requiring them to remain in a good mood all day at the office and leave complaints and gripes about co-workers and work conditions at home.
“She used to moan so much that other employees complained about her complaining. Once it was part of the contract, however, our employees really started to think positively,”office manager Thomas Kuwatsch told The Australian.
Outstanding!
However Law of Unintended Consequences tells me that divorce rate in Leipzig will skyrocket as workers leave complaints and gripes at home.
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