Comments on: Why Your Company Should Budget for a Fun Work Environment http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/04/04/why-your-company-should-budget-for-a-fun-work-environment/ Maximize Your Work Happiness Fri, 16 May 2008 07:43:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: The Work Happy Guy http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/04/04/why-your-company-should-budget-for-a-fun-work-environment/#comment-289 The Work Happy Guy Tue, 06 May 2008 13:20:43 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/04/04/why-your-company-should-budget-for-a-fun-work-environment/#comment-289 Hey Danielle, it sounds like your work is on the ball. They work together to create an atmosphere that encourages it's employees to work happy. I'm curious about the Nascar racing that goes on downstairs. Is it a game based on work? When a company can create a game out of work it can make it so much more fun. Hopefully comments like yours will help nudge companies to create a fun atmosphere at their work too. Hey Danielle, it sounds like your work is on the ball. They work together to create an atmosphere that encourages it’s employees to work happy. I’m curious about the Nascar racing that goes on downstairs. Is it a game based on work?

When a company can create a game out of work it can make it so much more fun.

Hopefully comments like yours will help nudge companies to create a fun atmosphere at their work too.

]]> By: Danielle http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/04/04/why-your-company-should-budget-for-a-fun-work-environment/#comment-284 Danielle Tue, 06 May 2008 04:28:53 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/04/04/why-your-company-should-budget-for-a-fun-work-environment/#comment-284 My work has what you would call a "fun plan", only its not so much a plan as just a culture we create and choose to continue. For example, since today was Cinco De Mayo, we had a mexican party where everyone brought a mexican dish and we had a potluck. Whenever it is someone's birthday, people wait until they leave the previous night and then decorate their cubicle all up. We are in the midst of an 8 week weight loss challenges, where at the end, there will be prizes and gifts for participants and winners. We had a nascar race downstairs in our leasing department where employees signed up to race in time slots and won prizes based on performance and time. Your article is right on - I love where I work and I think that even if I were offered more money, I prefer to be happy instead so I wouldn't take it. More companies should adopt this outgoing atmosphere. My work has what you would call a “fun plan”, only its not so much a plan as just a culture we create and choose to continue. For example, since today was Cinco De Mayo, we had a mexican party where everyone brought a mexican dish and we had a potluck. Whenever it is someone’s birthday, people wait until they leave the previous night and then decorate their cubicle all up. We are in the midst of an 8 week weight loss challenges, where at the end, there will be prizes and gifts for participants and winners. We had a nascar race downstairs in our leasing department where employees signed up to race in time slots and won prizes based on performance and time. Your article is right on - I love where I work and I think that even if I were offered more money, I prefer to be happy instead so I wouldn’t take it. More companies should adopt this outgoing atmosphere.

]]> By: The Work Happy Guy http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/04/04/why-your-company-should-budget-for-a-fun-work-environment/#comment-151 The Work Happy Guy Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:38:55 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/04/04/why-your-company-should-budget-for-a-fun-work-environment/#comment-151 @Clay - It's probably Curious George and he was definitely a bad monkey. I found the photo on Flickr. It would be cool to see a line item list from a company that would implement a Fun Plan. Maybe we have a manager in our midsts and they may be able to enlighten us. If not, I'll try to put a list together to see what it would look like. @Clay - It’s probably Curious George and he was definitely a bad monkey. I found the photo on Flickr.

It would be cool to see a line item list from a company that would implement a Fun Plan. Maybe we have a manager in our midsts and they may be able to enlighten us. If not, I’ll try to put a list together to see what it would look like.

]]> By: Clay Collins | The Growing Life http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/04/04/why-your-company-should-budget-for-a-fun-work-environment/#comment-149 Clay Collins | The Growing Life Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:50:14 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/04/04/why-your-company-should-budget-for-a-fun-work-environment/#comment-149 Great article. I like it. Out of curiousity, is the guy in that picture spanking a large blow-up version of Curious George? I think you're completely right about budgeting for a fun work environment. It would be great to see a list of specific line items someone might budget for in this category. Thanks for this article. --Clay Great article. I like it. Out of curiousity, is the guy in that picture spanking a large blow-up version of Curious George?

I think you’re completely right about budgeting for a fun work environment. It would be great to see a list of specific line items someone might budget for in this category.

Thanks for this article.

–Clay

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