Reply to: How to be happy in the office.

[BR14]

how to be happy in the office???

easy! - Work From Home

[Dactylion]

I'll take that. Better than previous accusations of being an agent.

No No No... Previous accusations include:
a) Twunt
b) Tedious Twunt
c) Winker
d) Cockwomble

Although agents may also face similar accusations - that's not equating you o an agent

hth

[WTFH]

I'll take that. Better than previous accusations of being an agent.

I might have to google that to find out when it happened.

[northernladuk]

Spoiler alert: NLUK is an accountant trying to drum up new business.

I'll take that. Better than previous accusations of being an agent.

[Hobosapien]

Spoiler alert: NLUK is an accountant trying to drum up new business.

[billybiro]

You clearly care what NLUK thinks. Which is odd. The rest of us only care what his accountant thinks...

NLUK and I have the same accountant. My accountant told me to care what NLUK thinks.

[original PM]

I think it is slightly different to caring less.

It is about not being emotionally involved.

So yes by all means work hard and put as much effort as you can into something but if things change and that work is 'wasted' do not give yourself and ulcer worrying about it.

Because they key thing is the work is not 'wasted' you are paid by some one to do something (regardless of whether you are perm or contract) so if you spend 16 hours being paid by someone to do something which they subsequently decide to throw down the drain - so what you did the work and got paid.

I agree that it will be demotivating if you continually see your work being thrown down the pan but that is not really something which happens that often.

[BrilloPad]

https://qz.com/1048352/the-secret-to...s-caring-less/

I'm sure NLUK will have kittens when we reads this. Such unprofessionalism.....

You clearly care what NLUK thinks. Which is odd. The rest of us only care what his accountant thinks...

[WTFH]

You keep telling yourself that you're your own boss and that you have complete autonomy.

I'm not.

I'm married.

[billybiro]

The secret to office happiness is working for your own company who invoice your clients, then having your office at the back of your house overlooking the garden with your dog at your feet.

You keep telling yourself that you're your own boss and that you have complete autonomy.

In the words of another member's witty sig: "Contracting is like plumbing. You're your own boss until you walk into someone's house and they tell you to take your shoes off."

[greenlake]

I have a fake rubber arm, that's why I'm always happy at my desk

I see you traded up from a rubber fist to a whole arm....

[SuperZ]

I have a fake rubber arm, that's why I'm always happy at my desk

[bluetoaster]

I make a point of not caring. It does wonders for my mental wellbeing.

[greenlake]

It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.

[WTFH]

The secret to office happiness is working for your own company who invoice your clients, then having your office at the back of your house overlooking the garden with your dog at your feet.