Work isn't called work for nothing but as the world progresses into a society that values fun, one of the formerly nastiest four-letter word (work) is now expected to be fun. Reports say, millennials are now expecting their jobs to include some fun activities in the workplace.
Forum of the Future, a non profit organization, includes fun in their office culture and it's basically what got the attention of interns -not their pension plan and other benefits they'd get if they work there.
LinkedIn's CEO Jeff Weiner told the New York Times that espousing a unique value system inside the workplace "helps with motivating. It helps with inspiring. It helps with productivity."
Forbes reports, LinkedIn's culture includes humor. While most companies are not as cool as LinkedIn or Forum of the Future, most companies are now fostering better work environments. Richard Branson once said in an interview, "People ask me, 'Why don't you have some fun now?' but they were missing the point. As far as I was concerned, this was fun. Fun is at the core of the way I like to do business, and it has been key to everything I've done from the outset."
In the mid-200s, the media reported that Y-gens -those born 1980 to 1995 are indirectly forcing companies to include fun activities in the workplace. Reports identified what companies are now implementing to retain their Generation Y talents. With the economic downturn in recent years however, many are now questioning whether Generation Y still wants fun in the workplace when there's not much work available.
One of the characteristics of this generation, reports say, is that while they want to have some fun, they still want to excel in the workplace. However, they usually work smarter instead of working hard to make money.
The boundaries between life and work for generation Y are not as apparent in previous generations thanks to modern technology where anyone can work just about anywhere.
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