Happiness at work: what we can learn from the Swiss
   what makes them so cheerful during their working hours?
   you feeling happy? Probably not. The Fulfilment@Work report from
   But fear not, there might be a way to make your working week better.
   all be happier at work if we were a bit more Swiss?
   According to the OECD world happiness rankings, the average Swiss
   citizen works 1,632 hours a year, 144 less than the world average. Add
   don't end up better off) and it seems the first rule of working more
   four-day week, but can it work for the rest of us?
   happiness and could cut carbon emissions. But apart from the banker
   Simms found, who does 50% less work for just 20% less pay, the dream of
   a better work-life balance looks unlikely.
   Especially when you discover that part-time workers earn less and the
   possible to opt out of the political game at work and still win in your
   career." So far being Switzerland isn't really working out as a career
   But there is hope. As well as earning more and working less, the OECD
   happiness in our social lives, but in our working lives too.
   In his book, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, author Alain de Botton
   delight or alleviate suffering in others." Unless you're working in
   also push your own happiness level up to Swiss proportions.
   Consulting firm DHW (Delivering Happiness at Work) claims you can bring
   you're looking to find a little more fulfilment in your workplace you
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