Not all employees are blessed to be able to work in an environment where it's easy to be happy, as a lot are stuck in a job they hate or a company they despise. Despite all that, there are still ways on how an employee can be happy at work.

According to a report from the Huffington Post, though not everyone is lucky enough to be able to land in a job they love doing or a company they'd like to work for, it doesn't mean that they still can't be happy with their work.  Sometimes it only takes a change of attitude and mindset.

The Balance reports that even working for companies that are known to treat its employees well, like Google, Facebook, and so on, is no guarantee that employees will be happy at work. This is because each employee has his or her own criteria and factors that would him or her happy at work.

So what does it take to be happy at your workplace? Here are five tips that can help you.

The first tip is, of course, to examine yourself, which means looking at what's in your heart and what you feel, and not just what you think. It's important to know what's in your heart when it comes to your work, as this can help you gauge whether you really are not happy or you're just not happy for the moment. Once you've determined you're actually feelings, then you can adjust accordingly.

The next tip would be to do something that you love every day. You may not love doing your job or working for your company, but that doesn't mean that you can't find something to do every day that you would love. Doing something that you love every day, whether it is a hobby, a sideline or something else, can help in making your job don't seem so bad.

The third tip, which is actually obvious but usually ignored, is to avoid negativity. Being unhappy at work is already a negative emotion, so why would you add to that by welcoming other negative activities and actions? Try avoiding having negative conversations, gossiping, and even unhappy people, as these can only add to the negative emotion you're already feeling.

The last two tips are probably the most important tip that you could do to help you become happy at work and the fourth one is to change your mindset. As mentioned above, sometimes it's your mindset that makes things negative and unhappy for you. Taking control of your mindset would make things easier for you to change your current situation and be able to do the last tip.

The last tip is, of course, to choose to be happy. At its core, happiness is actually a choice and not something that only happens because of external factors. Letting external factors dictate your own happiness means you're not in control of yourself and your emotions, so take control and choose to be happy at work.

Remember there are a lot of reasons to be happy every day at work. You just have to learn to focus on them and not on the negative. For those who are looking for a job, here are the best jobs to apply for in 2017.