Is work fun? (Fun At Work Day)

by | Jan 28, 2014

By Rachel Kerstetter, PR Engineer, Sonnhalter

Today is Fun At Work Day! Is your work fun? Do you have fun on the job?

Too often, we hear that work isn’t supposed to be fun, but a valuable part of internal communication is to help your staff enjoy their jobs and working environments.

One way to infuse a little fun into work is with internal events. Whether you do something semi-annually, quarterly or monthly, I recommend looking beyond a yearly holiday party.

Here are some ideas of employee events:

  1. Have a picnic or barbeque during lunch. Who wouldn’t want to have their bosses grill them a burger or serve them baked beans?

    Matt Sonnhalter, Vision Architect, grilling up goodies

  2. Host internal competitions. Whether it’s a health initiative that includes counting steps or a simple tree decorating or pumpkin carving competition that lets your crew get creative. Every year, Sonnhalter has a summer photo contest and we submit photos from our summers that are judged by our Idea Builder for their composition and adherence to the theme. (You can see some of the winning photos in our Facebook album.)
  3. Celebrate strange holidays.  At Sonnhalter, we celebrate National Tradesmen Day, World Toilet Day, Fire Prevention Day and many other trade holidays. Other companies celebrate the more obscure holidays like National Pi Day or Squirrel Appreciation Day. eMail_Header_Plumber
  4. Go to sporting events. Build your team by cheering on a baseball, football, soccer, hockey, basketball or other sports team.
  5. Make something together. We like to get our hands dirty at Sonnhalter, so most of our events follow that theme including making our own pasta, painting pottery and glass blowing.
  6. Serve your community together. 2014 is the 5th year that Sonnhalter will hold an August Tool Drive to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Our team comes together for a good cause and we have a lot of fun doing it too. Even if a month-long event isn’t a good fit for your company, you can serve your community in other ways including having a volunteer day or having a charity walk team.

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    In ’13, Sonnhalter filled two trucks with community donations

Whether you do something as an entire company or by department, adding a little fun to work can actually make your people more productive.

How do you infuse some fun into your work environment?

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