Scales believes that the dinner and competition boosts morale during the high pressure season. You have to make it enjoyable because if it's not, it's dull and boring. The Saturday after the March 15 deadline, the Minneapolis firm plans to take time off from work and host a miniature golf tournament in their offices. BHZ will divide the firm among its 13 partners, with each team responsible for decorating its own hole. The firm will award a prize to the most creative team.
Golf is a midseason stress reliever.
The San Francisco firm doesn't plan to host dinners or conduct competitions for its staff. We've tried things like lunches but generally as deadlines draw closer people don't want to go. To give their staff a boost, the firm offers compensatory time off or pays for working extra hours during tax season. We've all come from places where it was common to work until 9 or 10 p.m. We don't want those hours or that lifestyle.