Informal connectivity, both inside and outside the office, contributes to a more pleasant work environment and increased productivity.

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One housekeeper told CNN it wasn't pleasant work but said it had to be done, and the crew was willing to do it.

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They might be more pleasant to work with, but the leadership style can be just as destructive.

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One is simply to be a pleasant place to live and work, pleasant meaning different things to different people, of course.

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But a company which does value employee contributions and invests in their development make become a more pleasant place to work when it offers employees perks like flex time, work from home, access to fitness centers in addition to fair compensation and benefits.

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Kevin Macdonald, the director, displays a pleasant nostalgia for the scut work of newspaper reporting.

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None of these is pleasant to be around at work.

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The suburbs may be pleasant enough when parents are absorbed with work and children, but for the childless and the empty-nesters the city has many merits.

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Maybe work is just a little too pleasant.

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He appeared pleasant enough to me, softly spoken, until I saw him at work.

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About 2, 500 people from "over 150 nationalities" now live and work on the islands, in addition to 1, 700 stationed at the British military's Mount Pleasant Complex there, according to the islands' government website.

CNN: June 15, 2012 -- Updated 0923 GMT (1723 HKT)