Emotions are an important and indispensable part of the private and business life of every individual. These are experiences caused by some external or internal situation, they accompany all important events in human life and are the basis of human behavior, and they can be of a dominantly positive hedonistic tone or a dominantly negative hedonistic tone. The workplace is an integral part of every individual's life, that is, the physical space where employees come during their working hours to perform their work tasks. It is important to design it correctly, adapt it to the employees and ensure a good organizational culture and climate. Emotional work implies managing emotions, and it refers to showing those emotions that are desirable in the workplace and suppressing those that are not. Emotions are one of the responses to work stress that can arise due to unpleasant working conditions, but also due to personal problems that employees bring to work. It is important for every individual to have a developed emotion management skill in order to successfully manage their behavior, motivation, productivity and the like. A developed emotional intelligence in employees has a positive effect on job satisfaction and commitment to the workplace, and this is very useful for the organization because it includes less employee turnover, greater loyalty and engagement. A study entitled "Workplace and emotions" was conducted on the employees of a high school in the County of Istria, the aim of which was to investigate the emotional demands of the workplace, stress, emotional intelligence, commitment to the workplace and job satisfaction.