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How to be happier at work

Staff can brush up on techniques to cope better or plan road map to leaving job, while employers can offer more autonomy and ensure fairness in dealing with resources

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If you want to stand out in a crowd, experts say you must be responsible for your own career too, and take action to improve in areas that you are weak in.

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There are generally three types of unhappy people at work, says life coach Eugene Seah.
You have the ones who are temporarily unhappy due to issues with, say, their colleagues or boss; those who are deeply unhappy because they would rather leave their job and do something more meaningful; and finally those unhappy souls who are just walking in circles, unsure of what they want.
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