25 Ways to Have Fun at Work
Aarushi Pundir
HR || Recruitment || Payroll Management || Onboarding || Grievance Handling || Compliance || Negotiation || Employee Engagement || Exit Formalities
As we can see, employees face a lot of stress during their working hours, as they sometimes neglect their responsibilities, easily switch companies, and so on. It became an awful situation due to various circumstances, like pressure in the form of tight deadlines, employee performance issues, and demands from the clients.
?Now the question arises: that, what ways can an organization opt to make their workplace happier and healthier? The following are:
1. A well-written note to an employee about his or her personality indirectly piques the employee's interest in learning more about himself or herself.
2. Weekly activities that play a vital role in creating a happier environment in the organization
3. Start a fun committee that can conduct random fun activities for employees to help relieve stress and organize social events.
4. Celebrate every employee's birthday and work anniversary.
5. Hang funny joke notes on employee desks quarterly.
6. Lifting spirits with good music, is simply about sharing experiences and favourite music with team members.
7. Dress-up Day: Clothes directly affect the mood and personality of humans. Set a particular date in the month when everyone must wear similar colour dresses.
8.Spin a wheel of prizes.
9. Provide a fun and relaxing ‘breakout area’ in the office.
10. Decorate the desk of the employee once a month when they perform well.
11. Guess Who?: Write a note related to an employee and ask the rest of them to guess that person, it's a great way to meet new people.
12. Make a Verbal Memory Wall:?Write some work-related subjects on poster board, then have everyone pick one and share a memory related to that topic. Some subjects include, "late night," "work travel," "working together," "my first day," etc. Get people laughing and sharing experiences!
13. Organize a monthly party to celebrate each successful step toward future goals.
14. Create Art Together-Art can be therapeutic. Work together to create some art enhance the creative of employees.
15. Conduct the Clue Game in the office.
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16. Planned a photo session for the employees.
17. Two-day invention fest: Bring the employees together to make something.
18. Plan a short and professional prank on team members.
19. Organize the game competitions.
20. Organize monthly dance and workout classes for the good health of the employees.
21. Throw a themed lunch or dinner party at work place.
22. Organize some pen-and-paper competitions.
23. Never ever I Have: Each player holds up five fingers. Thereafter, one by one, each one says something that they have never done before. For example, "Never have I ever driven a car." Anyone who has done the said thing puts a finger down. The last person still holding up their fingers at the end of the game is the winner.
24. Movie Day: Movies are the simplest entertainment option for fun at workplace.
25. Allow pets in the office.
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Why we conduct or planned some activities at working place?
*It increases productivity.
*It enhances employee satisfaction and loyalty.
*It encourages creativity and innovation for a better workplace and bigger profits.
*Better communication and team work.