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Lauren Fielder
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 Posted - Apr 28 2007 : 10:33:28 AM
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So this idea was just entertaining; hope it is of some amusement to others...
I was thinking about this same thing a week or two ago, and it came up again when I was watching the “Pursuit of Happiness” last night. It’s nothing incredibly profound but of interest anyway. For work, I had to do what we called “survey calling.” To gain feedback about our services and the overall university experience, we called thousands of alumni. At first, this began as a dreaded project. However, our boss soon gave us an incentive to call more alumni than our peers, in order to receive campus dollars. Then, a few days later, our boss decided she would give a raise to each individual who could obtain more than 20 surveys a night. The results were amazing!!! Not only was our survey count a record; we all began to have fun. In fact, most of us decided to avoid classes to come in for work. And in relation to the “Pursuit of Happiness,” necessity quickly emerged into strategy, at least in terms of this project becoming a game suddenly. Each night it became a greater challenge to see how I could gain more survey responses. Little tricks like not hanging up the phone after each call, racing against the clock, avoiding taking breaks (simple but crucial things) were making all the difference. It was entertaining really how work so quickly became play! : )
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Tina Golovanoff
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Patti Haight
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Kit Peterson
Fledgling
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Posted - May 08 2007 : 2:10:33 PM
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I agree. It is amazing how fast work can become play. I worked at Disneyland for a short time a few summers ago, and it was play play play all day! We were required though to hit certain parts of the park each day, and with 45 kids around you asking for your autograph it got pretty hard. Plus, you don't want to ruin the magic by telling the kids “bug off—I have places I need to be,” or anything else along those lines. So we too came up with fun strategies to make it so we could hit our marks on time, while also paying attention to all the kids at the same time. At times it got really hard, and the play factor kind of turned more into work, but it never really lasted long. It’s amazing too how fast a day goes by when you’re playing. None of us ever wanted to go home after a shift, so we often would play around the park, and entertian the guests even though we were out of costume, and off the clock.
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Tina Golovanoff
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Posted - May 10 2007 : 09:29:16 AM
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| Disneyland??? Now that would be fun. Last time my sister and I were at an amusement park I told taz i would give him $20 to chase my lil' sis around. She was 20. |
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