The earthquake that is Germany, a continuing series

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 (search), in the German town of Leipzig (search), 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.

"We made the ban on moaning and grumpiness at work official after one female employee refused to subscribe to the company’s philosophy of always smiling," office manager Thomas Kuwatsch told The Australian.

"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," he told the paper.

Here is the link.  Here are links to previous posts in this series.  Speaking of Germany, Gordon Craig just passed away.

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