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2 Tips to Make Work More Enjoyable


I genuinely believe that at some point in time, you'd be tired of your desk, your cubicle, your office or wherever you work - even if it's a job that you enjoy doing. I think so because tasks usually become monotonous and especially so in places where there is no mobility or even a workplace culture or environment that endorses creativity and critical thinking.

Here are two tips that will help you make work more enjoyable.

1. Start a Club.

I remember being in so many clubs in school and being a part of other groups that filtered into my identity, today. So one day - while working in the job i'm currently at - I decided I should start a Birthday Club. This was fairly simple to do. I put a 'Sign Up' sheet on the Notice Board for those who would've liked to join and I set a monthly membership fee. How it works is basically that if there are one or more persons in a said month, we'll purchase a cake and ice cream with the funds (which is shared among all the members) and the birthday person/s receive/s a present as well.

To make this simple, a price was set for presents and suggestions from the birthday person were taken for gifts that they'd like.

I also ran a Christmas Club last year which was pretty fun as well! It was super rewarding to see my colleagues enjoying their gifts and super gratifying to see them actually using them too!

2. Set Up Some Fun Activities.

Seasonal raffles/draws and games among coworkers is a fun way of adding some excitement to your job. You can pick a range of numbers (e.g. 1-100) and you and your colleagues can essentially contribute by purchasing a number. You would have to properly record which colleague bought which number.

All the money collected from the raffle will go to the prizes. We usually do hampers as prizes with random snacks and other items that persons will enjoy. When the draw date comes around, you can have the numbers placed in a box/jar/container and have your colleagues draw the winning numbers.
Keeping it simple is the best way to go. We usually draw three numbers and those will be the three winners. To build suspense, the first number drawn is 3rd place, second is 2nd (of course) and the third number drawn is 1st place.

The key is to keep it seasonal so that it'll be kind of exciting. So Christmas or any cool holiday that comes up is always a good reason to play!

Bonus Tip: Another cool option i'll be trying soon is a Throwback game that entails your coworkers submitting baby pictures of themselves. Colleagues can guess which baby is which of their coworkers and whoever gets all (or the most) correct guesses wins a prize. You can even do smaller prizes for categories like 'Cutest Baby' or 'Funniest Baby Picture'. You can customize the activity whichever way is best suited for your work environment and colleagues.

I understand that not everyone has a work environment that allows for "fun" to happen, but how do you guys keep work interesting? Let me know in the comments!

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 Paula J.
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