A study on happiness at work, the society of performance and tiredness

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in measuring, analyzing, and understanding happiness using a variety of resources and techniques. Especially in the business sphere, where happiness at work can be defined as a state of mind that gives employees more than economic reasons to carry out their daily tasks. This study aims to investigate, through bibliographical research, within a qualitative approach, the characteristics of today's society focused on performance and productivity but sickened by the weight that toxic positivity causes. The general objective of this study is: to understand how happiness has become a weight in organizations and its influence on society of performance and fatigue. The specific objectives are the following: to know the difficulties faced by employees to achieve high performance/performance; identify at what point positivity can become toxic within the work environment; to investigate what the current literature brings about the themes of happiness at work, performance society, and tiredness. In the end, the research shows that it is urgent to (re)learn the art of attention, listening, silence, stopping, and giving “space” not to fall into the “gears” of consumption and production so that the human being does not have only one purpose for living: operating at maximum output.