Employee retention | Happiness at work - who's happiest, and how can we make staff happier?

As International Week of Happiness at Work approaches, we’ve looked at which sectors are likely to be happiest, and why – and what the stats tell us about boosting happiness in the workplace.

How much does happiness at work matter?

Being happy at work matters. A lot. In our State of the Deskless Workforce report this year, ‘enjoying work’ was the top response from 10,000 frontline staff worldwide, when asked what they value most in a job.

Flexibility was up there too - particularly for transport and warehousing staff, and retail workers - but ‘enjoyment’ was the clear leader across the board, even scoring above higher wages.

The tricky thing is that ‘enjoyment’ is as individual and undefinable as ‘happiness’. It means many different things to different people. For some, it might feel like happiness is in short supply right now, with everything going on in the world. When it comes to happiness at work, it’s likely to be a culmination of numerous factors, which could all tip the balance away from happiness/enjoyment if something goes awry.