Ever watch a movie or sitcom and think, That! That apartment
or office space is what I want. But it’s so unobtainable, even on our pay raise
budget. However, how is that the broke roommates combined budgets they can
afford this New York façade?
Sometimes when you look at all the pretties and the throw
pillows and the original Pac-Man arcade in the living room accompanied with a fire
pole from the top floor to the living room, it’s hard to focus on how cool it
is to have a fridge that turns H20 into solid form. It’s like magic. One moment
it’s liquid, the next it’s frozen solid.
But then I take inventory about the days I reply busy, upon
being asked, how was your week? I think about the level of my alleged stress
and think of all the sitcom worthy features that are happening here at Worx.
And it’s not a façade. It’s real. It’s how we counteract the
beginnings of stress with fun:
- We Don’t Dine and Dash. (Or dine at desk.)
Food and eating are a social experience, and so it is a
privilege that we have designated areas AWAY from our desks where we
intentionally take 30 minutes to eat as a team.
- We Trade in Our Office Chair for Massage Chairs
Once a month we have a licensed massage therapists Ray (whom
we refer to as our Ray of Sunshine) come to our office with a massage chair to
help relieve some tension. It’s a great opportunity to step away from the
sedentary position.
- We Take Field Trips
Remember the clips about how many people they could fit in
VW bug? Well, we like to play a similar game. How many Worx Girls can we fit in
Laura’s vehicle? And then it’s on the road again. Whether it’s a few miles down
the road or a trip worth having a playlist, we understand the value of blowing
the Popsicle joint and going kayaking.
- We Celebrate The Good News and The Good Days
Launch a new brand logo or website? We make some impromptu noise!
Someone has a birthday? Bring on the celebratory cupcakes! If you haven’t
followed us on social media, that's a good place to stalk our sugar addictions and
live out loud lifestyle!
- We Spread the Company Culture
Whether it’s through food, hand written note cards or
end-of-year appreciation gifts, we love showing our love! You know all those
jokes about friends trying to alleviate the pain in one part of your body by
punching or slapping another area so that becomes your focal point? It kind of
works! By focusing outward, we build others up and learn that relationships are
more important than our hardships.
- We Throw Things
No, we don’t emulate Greek
Plate Smashing Wedding Ceremonies, but we have stress peanuts and cows,
complements of our clients, which we use responsibly and tastefully to throw at
0.0005 mph at each other’s bodies, desks or office walls. Every day our target
improves, and our cause for throwing these cushy, inanimate objects is more
aligned with the five other stress-inhibitors.
So whether it’s as simple as decorating our desk with
accessories that express our personality – like the frame of Dwight Schrute on
mine – or a day when we get to wear sweatpants, all Worx and no play is not how
we roll around here. We work hard, but we know how to have fun. We counteract
stress with fun.
