Corporate Stress Relief Or: How To Shoot Up Your Office and Get Away With It

Seymour told us that office culture can be a huge adjustment. It naturally follows that during such a great adjustment comes a commensurate amount of stress, and that stress must be relieved if you wish to go corporate without going crazy. I've found that a great way to relieve stress on the job is by devising games to play with the office staff, if they seem receptive to the idea. How to approach this? It's my humble opinion that the best way to create a healthy, stress-free work environment is by peeking over the edge of your cubicle, taking aim, and shooting a suitable target -- with a rubber band gun.

You're probably familiar with the basic rubber band gun, and if you're not, here's a primer. Once you've gotten the technique down and you're sure that opening fire won't get you fired, steady your hand, look down the sights, and blow your worries into oblivion. Obviously, this sort of behavior won't fly in many situations, so exercise your best judgement when engaging in any sort of office horseplay. But if you're operating in the appropriate environment, your co-workers will join in, alliances will be forged, enemies will be defeated, and stress will be vanquished -- at least until your supervisor rounds the corner.

Have fun, and don't shoot your eye out.

Labels: corporate culture, rubber band gun, stress relief

Posted by Brian on 1/31/2009 07:45:00 PM
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