I was inspired to blog about how awesome our workplace and coworkers are when I was eating lunch today. Aside from the great benefits, pay, schedule, etc. there are so many other reasons why I literally love to coming to work. Here we go:
The refrigerator/freezer is a safe zone: In my previous place of employment it would be crazy to put more than a day’s worth of food in the fridge. Of course the lesson was learned the hard way when my box of 5 Hot Pockets was completely ransacked before I ate any of them. The culprit was considerate enough to leave the empty box in the freezer for me to see the next day (jerk). I haven’t any issues here though. On the down side, I think that’s my moldy orange nestled in the back of the fridge that I brought for a snack about 6 months ago. Oops. Sorry mister creepy janitor (see previous post). Maybe you’ll have something to practice your voodoo on now.
If you go hungry here, it’s your own fault: While this also may fall on my negative list (since I’ve gained at least 10 pounds since I started here) it’s a definite bonus that our company caters a lot of lunches. The sandwiches and salads I bring can get a little monotonous. And while these catered lunches don’t contribute to my waist line in the way I would like them to, they sure as heck taste better than turkey on wonder bread. And, if I didn’t have to buy a whole new wardrobe to accommodate for the extra pounds, I’d say that catered meals really provide relief to the wallet as well.
Beer Friday: Since we reside in one of the major brewery capitals in the states, why not have Beer Fridays? By Friday my head’s about to explode and I’m utterly sick of talking to people on the phone. Beer + Friday afternoon at work = sanity.
Not to worry, we have a gym: So it’s pretty apparent that we have a lot of food related events around here. And while I might not be the most frequent visitor of gym, I do appreciate that it’s there. Our interns really like it too, maybe a little too much. If I’m ever wondering where they are, I can go in the gym and find them sitting on the bikes (not pedaling them) and watching TV. Slackers.
If they gym isn’t your thing, maybe ping pong is: Just recently, our company purchased a ping pong table. If it weren’t for its inconvenient location all the way on the other side of the building, I think I would be spending a large majority of my days there. Maybe I can relocate my desk? Yes, that’s brilliant. How many people can brag that their ping pong skills have exponentially improved at work? Yeah, that’s what I thought.
If that’s not enough, there’s always the garden: I don’t really have a green thumb, but I do know how to work a hose and a watering can. Usually I don’t need an excuse to leave my desk because I’m surrounded by my awesome coworkers, however getting outdoors is pretty sweet. And we’re encouraged to do it. Nice.
We get paid to carpool: Pretty sweet huh? Since Goth Girl and I only live three blocks apart, this works out fantastically. I may have to wake up an extra 5 minutes early every day, but the $50 a month in my pocket more than makes up for it.
We draw Ligers on Fridays: Friday After Lunch originated from Liger drawings. It’s simple. We have a deck of cards that all have the name of one animal on each of them. We each pick two cards and draw a hybrid of the two animals a-la Napoleon Dynamite’s liger. It’s pretty flipping sweet.
- Fruity Pebbles
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