NYT: The secret to a happy workplace

Nice:

As he looked around the room, he noted that my employees seemed happy. I told him that I thought they were.... I asked him how he thought I did that. “I’m sure you treat them well,” he replied.

“That’s half of it,” I said. “Do you know what the other half is?”

He didn’t have the answer, and neither have the many other people that I have told this story. So what is the answer? I fired the unhappy people. People usually laugh at this point. I wish I were kidding.

I’m not.

-mpg