How to Be Awesome at Your Job 1085: How to Find More Fun at Work Every Day with Bree Groff
Aug 18, 2025
Bree Groff, a workplace culture expert and author of *Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously)*, shares insightful strategies for introducing fun into your daily work routine. She discusses the essential mindset shifts needed to foster joy at work and introduces a simple 5-minute team practice that boosts engagement. Bree emphasizes the importance of micro-joys and personal connections to combat burnout and enhance satisfaction, urging listeners to reimagine workplace dynamics for a more vibrant culture.
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Work Days Are Life Days
- Bree Groff reframes work as a finite part of life worth valuing for itself rather than purely for output.
- She argues that most work, most days should be fun and that we often settle too quickly.
The Office Shows Fun Is Socially Created
- Bree uses The Office as an example where mundane work became fun because coworkers made it so.
- The point: camaraderie and small actions can inject fun even into dull roles.
Check-In Saved A Team Member's Experience
- A woman in a 150-person employee experience function felt seen and stayed engaged after her team adopted the five-minute check-in.
- Nothing about her workload changed, but the simple ritual transformed her sense of belonging.
