You can’t have soggy diapers and do a good job.  But, the whining makes everyone know you’re a tinkler.

Just about everyone participates in workplace whining at one time or another, managers included.  Having to listen to whiners drains your energy and depletes company morale. It’s distracting, the facial expressions, the doom.

Employee motivation expert Barbara Glanz suggests that managers and employers designate a room as the company’s “Whine Cellar” for this purpose.  This is actually a very old idea, and probably started in caves when Gurk couldn’t catch, kill and skin a gazelle last month. 

“Hang a sign on the door—and have fun decorating it, possibly in black,” she says. Fill the room with stress-reducing toys, and even treats, to add an element of fun. When you have a crabby employee, send him or her packing to the designated whiners’ haven. (Beware: Watch that it doesn’t become your employees’ favorite spot!)

Of course it could anonymous.  People know where the door is, but everyone is convinced John Malkovich is behind it.

Would rather drink it, personally.