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Source of Happiness- Worth Reading by Sunita Singh, Senior Executive- HR

Source of Happiness- Worth Reading

By : Sunita Singh, Senior Executive- HR
Industry : Telecom/ISP Functional Area : Talent Management
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Happiness

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This is a true story.
An interviewer was talking to a female production-line worker in a biscuit factory. The dialog went like this:
Interviewer: How long have you worked here?
Production Lady: Since I left school (probably about 15 years).
Interviewer: What do you do?
Production Lady: I take packets of biscuits off the conveyor belt and put them into cardboard boxes.
Interviewer: Have you always done the same job?
Production Lady: Yes.
Interviewer: Do you enjoy it?
Production Lady: Oooh Yes, it's great, everyone is so nice and friendly, and we have a good laugh.
Interviewer (with a hint of disbelief): Really? Don't you find it a bit boring?
Production Lady: Oh no, sometimes they change the biscuits……
 
Moral of the story is-
  • Do not impose your own needs and ambitions on to other people who may not share them.
  • Don't assume that things that motivate you will motivate someone else.
  • Recognize that sources of happiness may vary widely between people.

 

Action Plan-

 

Try to understand different human beings. Ever human beings are different, their needs are different. Don’t  impose your thoughts and behavior on others. In day today life we try to influence others with our thoughts even though other person is not ready to accept. This is the main issue for any conflict at workplace or even in our personal life. So try to avoid this type of behavior. Respect others feelings.

 Top Comment : Bhushan Shivkar   | 09 30 2008 11:28:39 +0000
beautiful story! this has to be read by all managers as when they handle there team they have to understand each member & then Work with there team
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  Commented by  Karuna, Associate/Sr. Associate -(NonTechnical), HA    | 02 17 2010 18:23:44 +0000 
awesome
  Commented by  Karuna, Analyst    | 05 01 2009 16:00:42 +0000
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it is very true that we impose our thoughts to others, instead we should learn from each other experience.
  Commented by  BEENA AGARWAL, Head/VP/GM-Corporate Planning/Strategy, ANADI HI TECH AGRO PVT LTD    | 04 28 2009 06:38:59 +0000
Rating : +1  
Nice one!!!!!!!!!!!!
During work sincerity has got its tremendous affect.One should enjoy sincerely the work and not the environment.As sincerity gives an inner pleasure in every aspect of life whether its work,friendship,relationship or love.Devotion and sincerity always pay.
  Commented by  Sudeep Tarafdar, Senior Consultant, IBM    | 04 01 2009 10:36:19 +0000 
very true, keep posting articles like these.
  Commented by  Bellala Gopinatha Rao, Project Manager Promax Management Consultants    | 01 03 2009 13:18:59 +0000 
Nice one thanks
  Commented by  Viktor Stephen, Recruitment Manager, Get.Next.Job    | 12 04 2008 06:58:23 +0000 
great story, good lesson in motivation and team building.
  Commented by  Prashant Gajjar, QA Engineer, Cybage Software Pvt Ltd.    | 10 24 2008 04:40:17 +0000
Rating : +1  
good article..
  Commented by  Sree Vidhya Ramachandran, Team Leader, Solutions    | 10 05 2008 08:42:15 +0000 
Excellent moral
  Commented by  Bhushan Shivkar, Design Engineer(Product Development) VEOL LABS    | 09 30 2008 11:28:39 +0000
Rating : +1  
beautiful story!
this has to be read by all managers as when they handle there team they have to understand each member & then Work with there team
  Commented by  varsha mishra, technical Manager, rfrac    | 09 29 2008 18:00:07 +0000 
gud 1

It is against basic human instinct impose one's own liking or disliking.One should always try to know the others point of view.
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