quizzes, and that name quiz sound perfectly fine, seem like a good choice for "game" that does not cross the too-silly for work line.
I think in my new position I am in charge of department birthday/event recognition. They have been doing b'day things individually, but if new hires or consultants do not have managers that get their b'day info turned in, then they get missed. I think I am going to suggest moving to a monthly cake event for all events that month - that way, even if the event is not on the "official" calendar, it can get recognized.
There's got to be something book related.... Non-advice book with best advice for parents? Favorite novel character name?
We do that at my work, msbelle. We have a rotating list, so every individual employee gets to pick out a lunch once a month. In your case, it could be a cake/cupcake flavor.
I think that's a
much
better idea, msbelle. We've been having some issues at work with different levels of celebration (or lack thereof) for different people's life events, and it's really sucky.
I am not sure I want to allow choice. Cake Dictator may need to be part of my job title. I kid, I kid. kinda. hmm, I will discuss with the boss, although I do not think this will fall into what he considers "important department business".
eta - yeah, at previous job we had a situation where an email went out asking for donations and giving a time for a "shower" for a pregnant employee. Neither myself, nor the 2 men in the company who had children in the last 2 years had any such event from the office. Needless to say I did not contribute and sent an email. Also there was a tradition of cake for departing employees, but they started being widely different and not always paid for by the office. so bad.
msbelle, I very much prefer a monthly celebration, too.
Crap. My vacuum is trapped in the closet in the den behind some huge boxes of audio-visual equipment. The dustbuster isn't cutting it.
I prefer nothing at all.
But I'm a non-celebrating grouch who doesn't want to be forced to socialize with coworkers.
My vacuum is trapped in the closet
R. Kelly must be using it for something, then.
What I would really like to do is to have monthly donuts/muffins/pastries people can grab as they want accompanied by an email noting the events we know about, rather than an "event", but I am not sure that will fly.
Oh god, the stupid, it burrrrrrrns.
