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Day to day, week to week, it all starts to feel like mush, doesn't it?
You wake up and go to the same old job, doing the same old things, time and time again. Maybe you've only been doing it 2 months, 2 years or 2 decades, everyone starts to experience burnout (If you don't, please teach me your ways). When this happens, if you can't follow methods listed in previous articles, vacationing, hobby, etc.. You MUST make work a fun place to be at! Change up the environment before you yourself become the emergency. How can you help others if you can't help yourself, right? Boring office chairs? Switch them out for the comfortable and ergonomic yoga ball! We had a few in our center for awhile (given now one is remaining and sometimes used for a foot rest), but while they lasted it was fun between calls, balancing away and typing! Maybe you just need to get everyone working together so clocking in doesn't feel like such a daunting task! Try dispatch bingo! Make the words things like "Fire Hydrant", "Smoke", "Back Pain", etc. you can even do big bingo cards (huge) and do shift vs shift! Another fun one we do during Christmas time, which can be adapted to any season, is "Find The Elf". Where you hide an Elf On The Shelf in various locations in the radio room, and leave clues/hints for the next shift. It's super fun to get creative! So don't let the boredom of work and burnout get you down, find a reason to WANT to come to work, be it to have fun, to see your friends, or to learn something new, only YOU can control the outcome of your own tomorrow.
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