German IT Outfit Bans Whining

theodp writes "German IT outfit Nutzwerk Ltd has come up with the perfect solution to whining in the workplace - it's made cheerfulness a contractual obligation, advising those who don't measure up to the prescribed level of jollity in the morning to stay at home until they cheer up. The plan was prompted by a female employee whose constant complaining prompted the other staff to complain about her complaining."

Comments

Movie quote time.

[suso]

Mayor of New York: "Being miserable and treating other people like dirt is every New Yorker's God-given right."

Oh good

[geoffeg]

Next, they'll require employees to wear flair! 20 pieces "minimum"..

The beatings will continue until morale improves!

dangerous territory

[MetalliQaZ]

Might as well ban women in the workplace.

-d

Re:dangerous territory

[jzeejunk]

slashdotters don't have women at their workplaces anyway ;) and you being a slashdotter don't know enough about women to make that claim

Re:dangerous territory

[Macgrrl]

Women have balls - we just wear them higher :)

Like my Dad used to say:

[Anne Thwacks]

"Enjoy yourself or I'll beat you!"

But...

[ksandom]

But WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYyyyyyyy???? ;-)

Python quote time

[Hope Thelps]

Once upon a time, long, long ago, there lay in a valley far, far away in the mountains the most contented kingdom the world has ever known. It was called Happy Valley, and it was ruled over by a wise old king called Otto. And all his subjects flourished and were happy, and there were no discontents or grumblers, because wise King Otto had had them all put to death, along with the trade union leaders, many years before. And all the happy folk of Happy Valley sang and danced all day long, and anyone who was for any reason miserable or unhappy or who had any difficult personal problem was prosecuted under the Happiness Act.

Happy Valley

Yeah, uh...

[Luigi30]

I can't come into work today. I'm not happy enough. I might not be able to come in for the rest of the week.