The Recess Room: Because recess isn’t just for kids!
Pencils down, it’s recess time!
Remember that glorious part of the school day where you could step away from your desk, kick a ball, play a game, or just catch your breath? Well, it’s time to bring it back!
We’re inviting you to The Recess Room every Monday at noon PST, a weekly 15-minute virtual hangout designed to help our Microsoft friends who could use a laugh, take a breather, recharge your brain, and have some fun. No work talk. No sales pitches. Just games, puzzles, brain teasers, and fun.
Add the Recess Room to Your Calendar
Why are we doing this?
Research shows taking a break can:
Raise energy levels and help with goal achievement. (Business News Daily)
Reduce stress (68% to 39%), pain/discomfort (60% to 23%), and post-lunch sleepiness (from 30% to 17%). (PMC)
Stave off burnout and increase mental sharpness. (workplace2030)
Plus, 5 out of 5 EMM employees recommend taking a break!
We started our own recess room in the early days of COVID because we missed joking around, spontaneous conversations, and having human connections in the office.
During this time, we played trivia, solved riddles, and sometimes just laughed at how bad we were at drawing at digital Pictionary. And the results? Morale skyrocketed. Stress levels dropped.
Now, with everything happening at Microsoft, we thought, why not open up our Recess Room to you?
Want in?
We’re kicking off our first Microsoft Recess Room this September and we’d love to see you there. Whether you join every week or just pop in when you need a mental reboot, this is time for you to breathe, laugh, and remember: productivity is more than just grinding through the day-to-day. You need to recharge, too.
Here’s to making Mondays something to look forward to again.
Abbie Heironimus
President & Owner of Extra Mile Marketing