What Life is Really Like at SparkPeople
By: Stepfanie Romine,
SparkPeople Blogger
3/11/2009 6:11 AM
: 180 comments
As you might imagine, working at SparkPeople is pretty amazing. Not only do we get to talk and write about healthy living all day long, we get to interact with our wonderful and inspiring SparkPeople members. Plus we get to work with a really incredible group of people.
The SparkPeople team works incredibly hard to keep building new features to help members reach their goals, but we practice what we preach: All things in moderation. All work and no play is not SparkGuy or SparkPeople's way. When we get the chance, we step away from our desks and have a little fun.
From the software guys' midafternoon foosball games to the pushups challenge that Rachel, Nicole and I have been pursuing and our Friday afternoon Wii games, we try to have some fun in the office. And while we're serious about healthy living, we don't take ourselves too seriously.
So when our Software Engineering Manager, Paul, took paternity leave, the other guys in the "tech" department decided to surprise him with a new office. With a newborn and a ridiculously cute and intelligent 3-year-old daughter at home, Paul was bound to need some privacy and "me time" at the office. And that's just what he got. (That's Paul in the main photo on this blog post!)
Paul's desk was turned into a fort (or a padded room, say the pessimists in the group). (SparkGuy thought you'd love to see this!)
This is perhaps the second best desk makeover here at SparkPeople. Another co-worker's desk was shrinkwrapped while he was on vacation. He just cut some holes so he could use his keyboard, mouse and other necessary items and left the shrinkwrap intact. His desk was clean and all wrapped up for weeks!
From the folks at SparkPeople, this has been your daily reminder to not take yourself too seriously.
Do you take yourself too seriously? How do you kick back and break loose?
The SparkPeople team works incredibly hard to keep building new features to help members reach their goals, but we practice what we preach: All things in moderation. All work and no play is not SparkGuy or SparkPeople's way. When we get the chance, we step away from our desks and have a little fun.
From the software guys' midafternoon foosball games to the pushups challenge that Rachel, Nicole and I have been pursuing and our Friday afternoon Wii games, we try to have some fun in the office. And while we're serious about healthy living, we don't take ourselves too seriously.
So when our Software Engineering Manager, Paul, took paternity leave, the other guys in the "tech" department decided to surprise him with a new office. With a newborn and a ridiculously cute and intelligent 3-year-old daughter at home, Paul was bound to need some privacy and "me time" at the office. And that's just what he got. (That's Paul in the main photo on this blog post!)
Paul's desk was turned into a fort (or a padded room, say the pessimists in the group). (SparkGuy thought you'd love to see this!)
This is perhaps the second best desk makeover here at SparkPeople. Another co-worker's desk was shrinkwrapped while he was on vacation. He just cut some holes so he could use his keyboard, mouse and other necessary items and left the shrinkwrap intact. His desk was clean and all wrapped up for weeks!
From the folks at SparkPeople, this has been your daily reminder to not take yourself too seriously.
Do you take yourself too seriously? How do you kick back and break loose?
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Comments
Thank you for this little glimpse into the world of Spark. - 3/14/2009 8:49:53 AM
I would love to work for SP and I live in N. Ky.
- 3/13/2009 10:15:38 PM
I wish I could have been in a work environment like SparkPeople's. It sounds like you've got the perfect mix of humor, fun and hard work. That perfect mix means happier and healthier lives without all that stress that some other workplaces have. I love you guys!!
P.S. I would join the work force again if you hire me!! - 3/13/2009 6:21:23 AM
i definitely take myself seriously- and some who work with me would probably say tooo seriously at times, but i work in human services with really ill people who need someone to care, listen and help...
that said, i would like to work on taking me less seriously! - 3/12/2009 7:45:06 PM
And while we're serious about healthy living, we don't take ourselves too seriously.
I love it.
I have friends over and we have fun on the Wii. I love the boxing and bowling the best.
Thank you again, I hope more people read this. - 3/12/2009 7:18:11 PM
Wish more employers would be like 'spark guy' ... you lose all your sense of humor, being unable to live your life - just surviving, unable to fall asleep from 'no unwinding'. Enjoy your job and don't ever leave it...had I the wisdom I do now, I would have switched jobs for lesser pay and more fun!! - 3/12/2009 4:43:15 PM
there is a lady that doesn't like rats, and we are always getting fake ones and finding hiding places for them. or we take something that they are using, and move it and smile while they try to find it. Of course we don't let things get to far and frustrate them. We work with special needs kids and they LOVE to get in on the tricks, it makes everyone have a better day!
blessing
skinnynanny
tina1 - 3/12/2009 4:14:56 PM
I'm glad to hear that you all play Wii games. I was wondering if someone could come up with the amount of calories you burn when playing these games. Then you could enter it onto the exercise choices on this web site. Sometimes older and/or disabled people can't find a lot of regular exercises they can do, but this is a good one for us. - 3/12/2009 2:53:23 PM
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