Soccer Fever in the Galley!!

My workplace has great amenities including Game Room, Munchies cart and a well equipped galley. The galley on my floor is a row of tables with bar stools where people can sit and enjoy their lunch watching the large screen television that is mounted on the wall. On regular work days, I have seldom seen anybody in the galley. However, things have changed over the last couple of weeks. Galley has become the most famous place on the floor.

Unfortunately, it’s not that people have realized that galley is a place to sit, eat and share their thoughts, to know their colleagues on topics other than work. They have realized that galley is a great place to watch the World Cup Soccer!!

Great Soccer Fans!!

The galley that was not occupied for more than an hour (lunch time) before is now packed for several hours of the day. People are more aware of the world cup schedule than their meeting calendars. The floor has changed from the cubicle work environment into a flexible work environment. Employees are seen working from the galley on their laptop making sure that they don’t miss on the action. The quiet food galley has turned into busy pit stop for Soccer Fans.

The Infamous Galley!!!

The World Cup has just entered the round of 16 and the excitement on the floor is increasing exponentially. The next 10 days will see more great games and the fan club at the galley will keep growing.

However, after the World Cup Finale (in 2 weeks), people will return back to their cubes and will be seen rarely in the galley again; until the next big event on television.