Positions like Chief Happiness Officer, or Manager of First Impressions, may be initially written off as tongue-n-cheek workplace jokes, but a recent study published in the Academy of Management Journal has found emotional benefits can go along with wacky titles. The study looked at the Midwest chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization that provides dying children with a last wish, and discovered unorthodox job titles assigned to employees has an overwhelmingly positive impact. 85 percent of Make-A-Wish foundation employees said that their unique titles helped them deal with the emotional exhaustion that went along with their jobs.
Unusual job titles reduce employee stress
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