LETTERS

摘要

Employers' attempts to imbue a sense of happiness in their staff lack an utterly vital ingredient: community spirit (10 December 2016, p 40). Employees are becoming increasingly isolated from their coworkers through practices such as working from home, reliance on email ratherthan face-to-face communication and a general frowning upon a reasonable amount of chat in the misguided belief that it is symptomatic of non-productivity. Schemes such as awarding free gym membership merely condemn employees to lonely pounding on a treadmill, A constant focus on monitoring their own happiness simply adds to a depressing sense of introspection.