Hi Ben, a great example of fun at work is Ben Hamper's autobiography Rivethead: Tales from the assembly line.
Donald Roy's Banana Time is another.
I guess it often emerges in ethnographic accounts and in worker autobiography.
The other aspect to this of course is leisure and sports clubs at work.
Finally it might be worth looking at the many blogs about work - some of them have been formally published
Best Tim
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Subject: Fun at work
Hello All
I was wondering if colleagues could point me in the direction of literature that examines experiences of fun at work. I am aware of the largely American stuff on 'fun-at-work' initiatives designed to improve productivity but if anybody knows of anything that talks about how workers amuse themselves or have fun I would be really grateful.
All the best
Ben
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