Benefits Think Your company’s Negative Nellies are costing you

Published Updated 4 Min Read

Every company has a few: a Negative Nellie or Nelson who, no matter what you do, would never be happy. Like, if you offered every employee a million dollars, they’d be upset it wasn’t given to them in small bills.

Generally, we sigh at these full-time frowners and let their complaints roll off our backs. However, research from Gallup estimates that these workers — and the disengagement and decreased morale they can foster — actually are costing your company money.


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