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Hi Shari ,
Thanks for your question. My employer is a very small company, and we are fortunate enough to have a fun, laid back and casual culture. As a result, one of our most popular monthly activities is "Monday Funday."
Our "Fun Committee" (original name, huh?) of three people organizes a quick competition for each month, and also uses JibJab to put together a humorous video for people in the office celebrating birthdays or work anniversaries that month.
We try to write a blog every now and then to describe our activities in case other employers are looking for ideas. Here are some links to those posts below. As you'll also see, there is a super tacky, traveling bronze vase that we use as a trophy for each month's winner to display in his/her office. Everyone gets a kick out of it.
http://www.exacthire.com/blog/workforce-management/work-culture-monday-funday/
http://www.exacthire.com/blog/workforce-management/monday-funday-october-2015/
http://www.exacthire.com/blog/workforce-management/monday-funday/
Hope this helps!
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Thank you Jessica! These are great and simple ideas to keep things interesting! I really enjoyed reading your blogs- the present wrapping shuffleboard competition is fanstatic!
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Oh great! So glad others outside of our company get joy from mindless competitions themed around holiday fun! :) Thanks for the reply, Shari !
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A company I work with does what they call "Jump Start" every Friday at 4:30. They gather in the break room for drinks (beer/wine included) and snacks before heading into the weekend. It's a great way for them to wind down, recap successes from the week, and socialize more informally. They have a young workforce.
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Thanks Maggie,
That is a great idea! We have a mixed workforce and 3 shifts so it may be challenging, although I like modifying the idea into a "jump start" prior to the week starting and maybe bringing in 3rd shift energy drinks (although the wine sounds fabulous!)
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