Quick question. What have Morrissey, that donkey from Winnie the Pooh and the IT profession got in common? Well, according to the latest Happiness at Work survey by recruitment firm Badenoch & Clark, it’s depression. IT staff came second top in the unhappiness rankings with 25 per cent saying they are miserable at work – a whopping four per cent above the national average, but still four per cent behind HR professionals.

All Sneak can suggest in this time of global instability, ecological meltdown and economic uncertainty is, well, keep your chin up, at least you don't work in HR.