Come on, get happy (at work)

A new survey from Tampa-based Kforce includes a sobering find: Four out of 10 American workers describe their office environment as “very” or “extremely” stressful.

That can lead to health problems and missed work. And with employee retention already on the minds of executives and hiring managers, the survey highlights an important issue: How to create a less-stressful workplace. Cheryl Stein of online job listing site Monster.com offers a few suggestions:

Hire happy personalities: “The greatest candidate on paper might be the worst person to bring into your office,” says Stein, Monster's business coach, in a statement. “While their track record in terms of performance is very important, a person that brings gloom and doom to the workplace will kill productivity and motivation.