One fun thing we do in March is Waffle Day. One of my staff is Swedish and on March 25, Waffle Day is a holiday in Sweden. So I bring in batter (one gluten free), strawberries and whipped cream - gather waffle irons and have waffles. We always have an activity - so the first year we did it, it was a Haiku contest with a waffle theme. One year it was "Come talk about your favorite Swedish olympian". One year I printed on slips of paper Swedish sayings - like "There's no cow on the ice" - only in Swedish - so everyone had to try and pronounce the saying and our resident Swede judged your pronunciation. One year it was "pick an iconic Swedish image and describe it" - so we had someone talk about Gnomes and Gustavus Adolphus. This year, we printed off a huge blank map of Sweden and it was "pin the town on Sweden"
The other directors in my unit will mention Waffle day to prospective hires - it's a very popular and fun event we do in Tech Services
Stacey
Stacey Marien
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American University
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From: acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org <acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org> On Behalf Of Susan Martin
Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 7:25 PM
To: acqnet_at_lists.ala.org
Subject: [ALCTS-acqnet] Non monetary incentives for staff
Colleagues,
I am hoping the collective mind will be able to assist. I have been struggling to come up with incentives to help improve the overall quality of work life within my department. These incentives cannot have a cost, as I have no budget. I have thought of: potluck gatherings to celebrate things like the end of the fiscal year, the beginning of the academic year, birthdays, staff employment milestones; employee of the month recognition with an intranet news post, and there I have stopped.
Have any of you done anything like this? How have you improved the quality of life in your departments without the benefit of using money?
Many thanks!
Susan
Susan Martin | Head, Acquisitions Services | The University of Chicago Library
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