Mar 27 2009
Five Fun Things to Do at Work
Having a little fun in the workplace should be a company policy. I don’t mean that you should play convoluted practical jokes on all your officemates as a regular part of work, but spending some fun time together as a group will go a long way toward helping to increase your sense of comraderie and you might even have a bit of fun in the process.
Here are five off-the-top-of-my-head ideas on fun things you can do at work.
1. Start an entertainment committee. They could come up with team ideas for going on day trips on the weekend or an occasional afterhours party.
2. Get involved in some charity work. This might entail putting together food or gift baskets for needy families or actually going out into the community to help rehab houses for the elderly poor, who can’t do it themselves. This can be lots of fun and you will carry great memories of doing it long after the event is over.
3. Start a sports team like a golf league or softball. Just be sure to invite any and all employees to participate in the team or group. Even those who are not sports types can go out to the games and cheer their work mates on.
4. Start a walking or fitness club with your work group. Even if you just do a daily walk for twenty minutes, that will add up to close to two hours of exercise per week you would not have been doing. This is a great way to invite new employees into the fold of the social aspects of the work group.
5. Have annual events like a picnic, holiday party or both for the employees who want to attend. Even if the company only contributes to part of the cost, people do love these family oriented events and it will pay dividends with better working relationships for the office or facility.
