It's Tax Day - Do You Know What Taxes You?

Today is so taxing! If you’ve noticed that people are cranky, distant, or just plain missing, it’s probably because today is the day Uncle Sam demands his due. It’s tax day, and those who waited until the last minute have discovered that there aren’t a lot more minutes left to get all that paperwork handled.

As irritating as it can be to do make-work for the government and perhaps write a big check on top of it, there are other irritations often found in the workplace that you may have to deal with on a daily basis. Here are the top 5 things that team members do that annoy their coworkers:

• Talking too loudly on the phone
• Wearing too much fragrance
• Speaking in jargon instead of plain English
• Calling/texting/emailing outside of business hours & expecting a quick reply
• Poor grammar, punctuation, and spelling

In the post-pandemic world, people tend to be more stressed and touchier about the idiosyncrasies they find in their co-workers. Whether in person or virtual, everyone shows up with their own quirks and limitations, and some people will be irritated by them. How to ease tensions in your workplace? Here are three short (90 seconds or less – really short!) podcasts with evidence-based solutions:

Need to laugh away irritations? There’s a Tiny Bite for that!

Getting irritated at someone who doesn't take your advice? There’s a Tiny Bite for that!

Irritated about a problem that no one is fixing? There’s a Tiny Bite for that!

The Wellbeing Wisdom Tiny Bites podcast is a daily take on how to handle common problems in work and in life. Subscribe on the Center for Workplace Happiness website or wherever you listen to podcasts, and if an episode makes you think of someone, please share it with them.

As for that paperwork that has to be postmarked by midnight tonight, if yours isn’t done yet, I wish you smooth sailing and a big refund.  I can help you with a lot of things – personal development, workplace dynamics, suicide prevention – and am no help at all with tax filing. Wait – I have a great guy who’s been doing my returns for years, if you need an introduction!

Wags, Sandy Weaver, Program Director, Center for Workplace Happiness

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