These weren't the rankings Knoxville residents were hoping for.
While the Tennessee football team has been absent from the polls since Week One of the 2008 season,
Knoxville ranked No. 26 on careerbliss.com's
"Unhappiest Cities to work in 2012" list. To make matters worse for Knoxville employers, the list's ranking are based on employee votes, not on some arbitrary system.
So how do you change that?Nicole Williams of Huffington Posts offers
nine tips to boost company morale, an especially important effort if you work in a city with low job satisfaction. None of her tips are anything new or innovative, but they serve as good reminders to treat your employees well.
"If employee morale is really in the dumps, lighthearted attempts might be lost upon them, or even resented," she writes. "Keep it straightforward with Bagel Mondays or Pizza Fridays and they'll be pleased just to save a few bucks and spend some time away from the desk."