{"id":7963,"date":"2015-11-24T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recruitloop.com\/blog\/?p=7963"},"modified":"2023-05-12T11:54:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T18:54:20","slug":"let-your-employees-play-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/let-your-employees-play-games\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Reasons Why You Should Let Your Employees Play Games [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Talent retention is one of the most pressing issues when it comes to the top human capital trends in workplaces today.<\/p>\n<p>How to create the right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/5-ways-to-create-an-attractive-company-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">culture<\/a> is something we have written about quite often. After all money isn&#8217;t the only driver\u00a0that will keep your employees loyal.<\/p>\n<p>The culture you create is synonymous with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/employer-branding-attracting-top-talent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employer brand<\/a>. However building the ideal work environment is never easy. Neither is finding ways to create an engaging company culture to motivate your employees.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/how-to-manage-remote-teams\/\">recent webinar<\/a> that we hosted,\u00a0Sam Lambert \u2013 Director of Technology with GitHub\u00a0used the phrase\u00a0\u2018work life separation\u2019 as opposed to \u2018balance\u2019 (which can often be more a case of \u2018imbalance\u2019).\u00a0His advice was that it\u2019s more important to look at the contribution someone is making to the business as opposed to when they might physically be working.<\/p>\n<p>So what&#8217;s the best solution for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/zappos-hiring-for-culture-and-the-bizarre-things-they-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keeping \u00a0your people motivated<\/a>? How can you relieve stress and boost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/10-tips-for-resolving-workplace-conflict-and-increasing-productivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employee morale<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>The answer might surprise you, but as our friends at\u00a0Liberty Games\u00a0reveal in this cool infographic, letting your employees play games at work may just be the solution you&#8217;ve been looking for!<\/p>\n<p>But you don&#8217;t need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/how-gamification-can-help-you-attract-the-best-talent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gamify your workplace<\/a>\u00a0to make things fun. Let\u00a0your employees have fun the old fashioned way.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone for a quick game of Space Invaders or Pac Man?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m in!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/12-reasons-why-you-should-let-your-employees-play-games-V1.jpg\" alt=\"12-reasons-why-you-should-let-your-employees-play-games-V1\" width=\"720\" height=\"6047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/12-reasons-why-you-should-let-your-employees-play-games-V1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/12-reasons-why-you-should-let-your-employees-play-games-V1-122x1024.jpg 122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can you relieve stress and boost employee morale in the workplace? 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