One of essentially the most fascinating issues about workplaces is how they develop their very own subcultures, full with rituals and traditions. Here are some fascinating office traditions which have been shared right here previously:
•. For shut to fifteen years now, dressing up as one among your coworkers has been a Halloween custom the place I work. It really began when somebody got here dressed as me the primary 12 months. A 12 months later, I waited till I noticed what a coworker was sporting that day, acquired a co-conspirator to deliver a matching outfit, and sat down subsequent to them. People have worn the CEO’s face printed out as a masks. Nobody’s ever gotten offended by it, it’s simply a unusual custom now. I believe it has extra to do with the tradition and the intent than the rest.. our clones are in a spirit of enjoyable and respect.
•. I dwell in a rural, farming neighborhood. We have an egg girl. Once each two weeks she stops by and delivers recent eggs to a rotation of people that order from her. She is so cute – she wears a patchwork, brightly coloured bag over her shoulders the place she retains all her eggs. When I first began, I requested a coworker who she was and so they simply mentioned “That’s the egg lady.” No different rationalization required, I suppose!
•. I don’t know if that is unusual, however I labored for a firm that had an office therapeutic massage therapist who got here by each Friday. The therapeutic massage lasted about 5 minutes centered in your neck, shoulders and again. Now that I consider it, I suppose the unusual half was all of the moaning and groaning on Fridays! If you had been unfamiliar with the office tradition and walked into the cubicle farm and HEARD the therapeutic massage however didn’t SEE the therapeutic massage therapist, there should have been so many questions!
•. A bizarre custom I’ve seen in a number of NYC legislation companies, pre-pandemic: A shoe shine man going across the office on a common schedule. He sits on his little field within the corridor to shine footwear.
•. In Iran we had a tea man who was repeatedly busy bringing individuals very small glasses of tea, and sugar cubes to position in your tooth as you drank the tea. I didn’t develop that behavior, however it was a crucial position in each office. This in 1972, thereabouts. It could also be totally different now.
•. We have interns who graduate into everlasting staff after ending their PhDs. We have a unusual custom of constructing individuals recite their thesis matter in iambic pentameter.
Let’s hear about unusual office traditions you’ve seen or skilled. (Note: we’re in search of enjoyable and fascinating right here, not miserable.)
