Happiness at work doesn't just depend on your employer

A 2017 study found that 57% of start-up businesses had at least one member who worked remotely, either from home or wherever they happened to want to work.

An added benefit here is the implied trust and autonomy of allowing staff to work remotely may contribute more to their happiness than dragging them into an office stocked with free coffee and fruit.

Research shows that employee happiness is determined by their personalities as well. Employees with the highest number of good days at work:

• scored highly on positive emotions and enthusiasm
• lower on depressive tendencies like sadness, hopelessness, and loneliness 
• those who “begin tasks and carry them through”.