Top 10 Ways to Party at Work

Contributed by Korina Rossi, Catalogs.com Top 10 Guru

After a weekend of pool parties, beach volleyball, and tequila body shots, the Monday morning blues come fast and hard.

But before falling into despair about the next five days that separate you from the weekend, keep in mind there are ways to rock at your office. Use a few of these tips, and you might even find yourself partying at your office next Saturday night.

Here are my top ten ways to party at work:

10. Dress with flair

If your office seems like a prison with grey and beige uniforms, deck yourself out in bright colors, especially with statement-making bowties or scarves. With just a few accessories, you’ll be conquering office place drabness.

9. Tunes

Don’t follow the crowd by filling your cubicle airspace with easy listening music; instead, choose energetic music—swing or country—that’s easy to dance to while your sashaying to the filing cabinet.

8. Pinball machines

Advertising agencies and graphic arts firms know the importance of arcade games to creative types. Incidentally, playing a quick round of air hockey or shooting hoops is also a great way to party.

7. Snazzy wall colors

If you work at a small business, ask if you can paint your walls an electric or eye-catching color. If not, try hanging favorite posters of vacation photos to your cubicle walls.

6. Cool furniture

Gussy your office up by adding a few colorful splashes. Beanbags are an economically priced, stylish addition to your small kingdom at work.

5. Stationery

Everyone appreciates lighthearted wit in an office setting, so make your post it notes stand out by using funny sticky notes.

4. Bring snacks

Parties are all about bringing people together, and nothing lures co-workers into conversation quicker than a plate of homemade brownies or a mail-order key lime pie in the dead of winter. Drop a tasty snack off in the employee lounge, send a group email to alert your co-workers, and reap the rewards.

3. Cool lights

You might not get away with attaching a strobe light to your cube or hanging a disco ball in your department, but a retro desk lamp will bring some sparkle to the drab office light. Passers by will definitely notice your style.

2. Keep a candy dish

Dollars to donuts, your co-workers will flock to your desk when it sports a well-stocked candy dish filled with premium chocolate squares.

1. Pick your poison

While your co-workers are slaves to the Styrofoam cup of coffee, bring a little panache to work by drinking a bottled soda—like sarsaparilla or cream soda. Sure, these brews don’t hold a candle to real adult beverages, but they let the office know you can party anywhere.