Fun at Work

[umyesh]

Happy National Fun at Work Day!

I know “work” and “fun” don’t always go hand in hand, but let’s challenge ourselves today by focusing on the fun we have had at work.

My first “real” job was a lifeguard at a community pool. The pool had a big, long slide so one of the rotations was from the top of the slide to the bottom. You could take the stairs or take the slide so if the weather was nice I had some fun and took the slide. We also had a night party once a year for employees only which was always a lot of fun.

I worked at a university before I had kids and one of the things that was most fun to me was decorating the office for holidays and events. I also had fun going on treat breaks with my coworkers but those were not fun for my wallet lol

How about you? How have you had fun at work?

 

[michelepixels]

Working with kids provides a lot of opportunities for fun, especially because I work with kindergarteners and first graders. I'm often amused just by listening to them talk. Today we had fun in p.e. dancing to videos. Lessons often include games. I also love learning so I've always thought school can be a fun place.

 

[IntenseMagic]

Oh goodness, we have fun at work all the time. Dance parties, Wii games, board games... working with teenagers can be a lot of fun! We try to bring some fun in some way every day.

 

[littlekiwi]

I'm not sure any of my paid jobs I had fun at work but definitely volunteering. I loved being a play volunteer (aka a big kid essentially) at Radio Lollipop - it's a charity in several countries around the world that provides an inhouse radio station & play opportunities for children (& their siblings whenever possible) while at hospital to take their mind of being in hospital

Here's a couple of layouts I did about it

 

[umyesh]

Working with kids provides a lot of opportunities for fun, especially because I work with kindergarteners and first graders. I'm often amused just by listening to them talk. Today we had fun in p.e. dancing to videos. Lessons often include games. I also love learning so I've always thought school can be a fun place.

I’m often amused just by listening to them too! I’m glad you have a lot of opportunities for fun in your work Michele.

 

[umyesh]

Oh goodness, we have fun at work all the time. Dance parties, Wii games, board games... working with teenagers can be a lot of fun! We try to bring some fun in some way every day.

Dance parties, Wii games and board games oh my! I want to be in your class Jan!

 

[umyesh]

I'm not sure any of my paid jobs I had fun at work but definitely volunteering. I loved being a play volunteer (aka a big kid essentially) at Radio Lollipop - it's a charity in several countries around the world that provides an inhouse radio station & play opportunities for children (& their siblings whenever possible) while at hospital to take their mind of being in hospital

Here's a couple of layouts I did about it

What a wonderful volunteer experience Jennifer. I’m glad you were able to be a part of it. Thanks for sharing your pretty pages too!

 

[dotcomkari]

I'm blessed to have the most amazing coworkers ever at both my recent jobs but my Poke world job is the best we are like a big family always laughing and joking.. creating our own bubble tea flavors and new ramen.... we play jokes on eachother ..and leave sweet post it notes

 

[norton94]

As a teen I worked in a small clothing store (along a street - not in a mall) and I loved doing the front window!! It was something I would dream up doing for seasons. We had blue tinted water in square plastic bags taped in a geo grid pattern to the window with mannequins in beachwear and colorful beach balls hanging. So fun!

As a young hospital nurse there was one time we discharged everyone, but you always had to have two staff members if the unit was open. Soooo - we had to try and stay awake overnight without anything to do. We raced rolling stools down the hallways etc. watched movies. Made popcorn. Cuddled in the warm blankets. Didn't get another admit until 6am HAHA.

 

[Karen]

I'm not sure what "fun" in the traditional sense I have at work, but I really do love what I do, so that is fun. I recently researched, learned and implemented a new software for animating the subassemblies that we manufacture here and I really love when those tasks are on my to-do list. They are so fun that it definitely doesn't feel like working!

When I was younger we had a softball league with coworkers that I played on (horribly) with my now husband. That was a lot of fun even though I really was awful at it!

 

[scrapchyck]

When I worked at a cruise line call center, we had a lot of fun opportunities. We would go all out for Halloween. Everyone on your team would decorate the supervisor's cube (office) on theme and then everyone would dress up for that (I remember the Mystery of the Seas murder mystery theme, the Party Bus, the Gypsy Wagon). We would even do random, dress your supervisor up days--one winter, our supervisor Jill became Jill Frost. Lots of contests, food brought in during our sales events, huge giveaways at our holiday party. Things are more subdued in a small office.

 

[bcgal00]

By "fun" if you mean my "job" of sitting at my computer doing CT work...yes....I have fun In our new home, my office is on the main floor, just off the hallway from the front door, around the corner from the open living area of the DR, LR, kitchen and nook area. So I don't feel so disconnected from the hub of the house like I did in our home in Kamloops. I get good light coming in from windows on either side of my desk but it doesn't glare onto my computer screen and we have UV tinted windows to block the view from the outside so it is private, you can't see in when the sun hits the windows which is almost all the time here in Alberta.

Retiring a bit early worked out well for my hubs and I. We have filled up our days with entertaining and games, going out for meals with friends, binging shows and, for me, also going on my photo walks/trips and working on my jewelry designing.

My routine is to enjoy morning coffee, take care of the dogs, read my book, shop online and then go into my office off and on throughout the morning. In the afternoon I am often out doing all the other things we enjoy here in our little town.