Harmony at Work

“Mere 7% of corporate Bangalore happy at work” reported DNA today. The article reads:

A whopping 93% of corporate Bangalore is unhappy at work, with employees showing moderate to strong signs discontent.

This has been revealed by a health risk assessment study, ‘HealthTrac’, done by PeopleHealth, a Bangalore-headquartered health management organisation. The study was conducted among 2,106 employees of 7 leading IT companies from the city, of which 85% were in the age-group of 25-35 years.

A general reaction from the employees was that they felt the pinch when they had to work with uncooperative colleagues or managers. (our emphasis)

The CEO of PeopleHealth, G. Krishnamurthy, added that the unhappiness was due to “long hours of traveling, hostile work atmosphere, and almost zero social interaction.”

This discontent is surely not limited to Bangalore, or even India. It is disturbing that so many people should be suffering at the office. What to do? It may not be easy simply to change jobs in today’s market, especially in the US, for example.

Swami Kriyananda gives these suggestions to employees seeking more harmony at work with their colleagues: (more…)

            What are these?