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Unhappy workplaces look a lot like unhappy marriages, new research shows

  • Written by Irit Alony, Relationships at work, University of Wollongong
imageEmployees who have a mutually loyal relationship with their employers and a balance of positive and negative emotions at work are less likely to quit.Alex Proimos/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Not all negativity in the workplace is a bad sign. Common sense says employees who describe their workplace in negative terms are the ones that are more likely to leave...

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