Formula For Happiness

In the Board Room of a highly profitable business, the question of employee bonuses for lengthy and meritorious service was debated. When the matter came to a vote, the majority of the Board voted “No!” In the words of the Chairman of the Board, “Such generosity would only serve to reduce our profits.” A Resolution was then introduced which provided that after five years of loyal, meritorious service, an employee would receive a green certificate expressing the companys gratitude. After ten years of loyal, meritorious service, an employee would receive a blue certificate expressing the company’s continuing gratitude. Before the Resolution came to a vote, the question was asked, “What will the certificate say after fifteen years?” To which came the reply, “It will say that this employee has a green and a blue certificate.”

In the New York Times a few months ago, a physician’s “Letter To The Editor” was published. In it, the doctor objected to employer policies which, in his words,…