Play at Work

"There were also our music videos, courtesy of stealth technology. We have all heard of the stealth bomber. We are now building ships using stealth characteristics to minimize our radar signature so that the enemy cannot easily find us. By using angled decks and radar-absorbing materials on the hull, an enemy's radar beam is either deflected or absorbed. The angled superstructure of that stealth technology resembles the screen of an old drive-in movie theater. So we project music videos on that surface, which the refueling crews can enjoy. The shows generated a lot of buzz throughout the fleet and lightened up a tedious and sometimes dangerous job." -- Captain Abrashoff

At our office we do a couple of things to lighten the mood. First are the monthly lunches, where people take turns sponsoring a game that we play while people eat in. Second are the occasional practical jokes. For example recently Brad's desk drawer jammed, which prompted a maintenance man to come by and remove it briefly. At one point Brad stepped away from his desk. Upon returning, his cubicle neighbor Jack convinced him that the maintenance man had returned with instructions that Brad empty his whole desk in order to complete his review.