BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD TO SAY IT: "The depressing vogue for having fun at work". I'm certainly not anti-social, but when I've been the boss in an office environment, even when it's a virtual team, I always try to keep a good atmosphere without turning it into a compulsory thing. Good atmosphere doesn't come from forcing people into doing 'fun' things (it can actually make things worse). It mainly comes from what the leadership does, and the profile of the people you hire.