Jun 14, 2007
Fun, Fun, Fun
Recently, we here at Sundance Vacations in the Administration office went to a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Yankees game. We all had such a great time. I am not a big baseball fan but I still enjoyed myself. I really went because my husband LOVES sports no matter what it is. I am really happy I took part in this event that Marvin worked hard on to get us the tickets.
I really enjoy getting out of the office and hanging out with the people you see more than your husbands and kids but in a more relaxed environment. Here in the corporate office we try to get out as much as possible just to relax and not have to worry about getting your work done.
I would suggest this to everyone in all the other offices. We nominate a person in the office to be the "Fun Coordinator". Each year we switch off and nominate someone else so everyone gets a chance. The "Fun Coordinator" plans a couple nights out of the year to get together outside of the office and have fun. I know one year we ended up doing a dating game and another year we held a Bar Olympics. This year there have been some ideas getting thrown around about maybe having a triathalon or even something simple like going bowling. We always try doing fun things with each other. I know if someone leaves the company we like to throw a goodbye party and we all bring in some sort of food and we all eat lunch together.
Another fun thing we do is how we celebrate birthdays. Everyone that wants to participate donates a dollar for each month to the "Birthday Coordinator". I happen to be the Birthday Coordinator and every few months I take the money and I go and buy things for lunch. So far this year I had Ziti catered with some salad. Next one I will buy stuff for us to go outside and have a little BBQ. Everyone loves hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill.
I figured I would make this little suggestion to all the other offices because everyone here in the corporate office has so much fun doing all these things. It’s not anything big like the company picnic or anything but it makes the workday a little more fun and exciting. Give it a try and see if it works for your office. And one more thing, HAVE FUN!!!
Angela Kinney- Wilkes-Barre Admin
Angela is right, it is a lot of fun and it breaks up the day. I glad we are able to do these different things. I was the fun coordinator and it was fun planning the happy hours and our annual fun night. I can’t wait until this years fun coordinator plans something. I’m sure it will be a good time.
It is always nice to get together outside the office and spend time with co-workers. Everyone knows that we all work so hard while we are in the office, spending sometime away from our desk and in a different atmosphere is fun and relaxing. I think every office should have a “Fun Coordinator”. We all know it is hard to plan around everyone’s schedule. But hopefully, if events are planned with enough advanced notice the attendance rate for these events will sky rocket. Also, having the “Bithday Coordinator” also allows for some “in-the-office” fun. My favorite “in-the-office” social was “Anti-Establishment Day”. It was so much fun. Everyone was smiling and laughing all day. The icecream was good, too!
I am very happy about all the fun events we’ve had since I began working at Sundance Vacations. The Yankee Game, Casino Night, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Penguins Hockey Game, and so on and so forth. And coming soon, the Sundance Vacations annual picnic at Dorney Park! I am looking forward to it!!
I enjoy doing activities outside of work with my co-workers. It lets you get to know the person both personally and on a work basis. And as fun coordinator this year, I plan on having alot more events like these.
I never seem to have luck when it comes to winning raffles, so imagine my surprise when I won tickets to the Yankees game! It’s too bad I was on vacation that night- figures. But I’m looking forward to upcoming events with my co-workers!
I have so much fun with my co-workers outside of the work environment. I really enjoy everything we do. I also agree that the birthday idea is a really good idea as well. We take our half hour lunch break and just have some fun. It breaks up the day a bit and gives us some relax time. Whatever you do with your co-workers just remember to enjoy yourselves
We celebrate birthdays in our office each month with a cake and a pot luck. Each employee is asked to bring an item for lunch, such as a salad, desert, or main dish, and Ginger provides the cake. It is always a nice time to get together and learn more about the people you work with everyday.