
“It’s good to be happy in your work. Not too happy, of course, not like “crazy happy” screaming in ecstasy every time you finish a spreadsheet. That would just be weird. I was told there was once an American company that sent around a survey to its employees in Britain asking them how proud they were to be working for the firm. The questionnaire was reportedly discontinued due to excessive irony in answers. It’s not an easy thing to calibrate just the right level of happiness you’re supposed to have to be a good employee these days…”