Thankfully, there are many ways to make your workday more pleasant and productive, thereby increasing your chances of happiness.

慶幸的是，有很多方法可以讓工作日更愉快、有效率，因而提高獲得幸福感的機會。

First, figure out what makes you happy at work.

首先，釐清在工作時，什麼能讓你快樂。

Do you enjoy creating something or helping customers?

你喜歡創造或幫助客戶嗎？

Do you like making a co-worker's day better?

你喜歡讓同事的一天更美好？

Do you find fulfillment in knowing your work has improved the community?

在知道自己的努力改善了團體時，你是否感到滿足？

Whatever makes you happy, cherish it for as long as possible.

無論令你開心的是什麼，儘量珍惜並延長這種感受。

On the other hand, if you're unhappy at work, find the source.

相反地，如果你工作不開心，就要找出原因。

Is it your job duties, colleagues, customers, or something else?

是工作職責、同事、客戶或其它原因？

Speak to management to see if changes can be made.

跟你的主管溝通，看看是否可以改變。

Otherwise, things may stay the same.

否則，這種情況可能永遠都不會改變。

At the same time, ask yourself some honest questions.

同時，誠實地問自己一些問題。

What type of attitude do you have at work?

你的工作態度怎麼樣？

Are you friendly?

你友善嗎？

Do you complain a lot?

你經常抱怨嗎？

Do you do your fair share?

你是否確實完成分內之事？

Think about it: When you have to deal with an unpleasant person at work, how does it affect your happiness?

想想看，如果工作時常需要和不討喜的人打交道，它對你的職場幸福感有何影響？

By changing a negative attitude into a positive one, you can help change the tone of your workplace.

透過將消極的態度轉變為積極的態度，你可以對改變工作場所的氛圍有所貢獻。

One big source of unhappiness is boredom.

不快樂的其中一個原因是倦怠。

If you're bored with your duties, look for a new opportunity within your job.

如果你對職責感到厭倦，就在工作中尋找新的機會。

Not only could this help you re-engage with your work, but it could lead to something great, like learning a new skill.

這不僅可以幫助你重新投入到工作中去，而且還可能帶來好的結果，比如學到一項新技能。

You spend a lot of time with your co-workers, so do your best to build relationships with them.

你每天都會花很多時間和同事相處，所以要盡力與他們建立關係。

Yes, the workplace can be filled with conflicting personalities and worldviews, but when work gets difficult, you can rely on each other.

是的，職場中可能充滿了跟你的個性和世界觀相矛盾的同事，但當工作遇到困難時，你們可以互相依靠。

Plus, having friends at work can help make your day more fun.

此外，在公司有朋友可以讓你的工作日變得更加有趣。

Finally, if you leave your job, don't burn bridges.

最後，如果你離職，千萬別過河拆橋。

While the thought of telling off people who have wronged you may seem tempting, it will only hurt you in the long run.

雖然譴責那些傷害過你的人感覺很誘人，但從長遠來看，這只會害到你自己。

For instance, your new job may contact your old one in reference to your work history.

例如，你的新公司可能會跟你的老東家聯絡，了解你以前的工作狀況。

And you don't want some cathartic insult to come back and haunt you.

你也不希望被洩憤的言論糾纏不清。

Leave your job with your head up high and your name in good standing.

離職時名正言順並留下美名。

Happiness is something we're all pursuing.

幸福感是大家都在追求的目標。

But by being proactive and positive in the workplace, you can make happiness a little easier to find.

但只要在職場上主動積極，你就能更輕易地擁有幸福感。