Sports culture in IT companies

    IT companies traditionally have a more developed corporate culture compared to other areas. This is especially true for sports - both in the form of fitness rooms, and in the form of full-fledged sports.

    We will not hide, we like this trend. We will tell you about what and how we implemented in our company in sports terms.




    Gyms will not surprise anyone. They have many places, not only in IT. It all mainly depends on geographical availability. We are lucky - employees can train in the same building for an annual subscription for free.

    But we headed for team sports.

    Since in the field of information technology it is more likely to meet the male half, hockey and tennis immediately found their audience. Over time, training increased up to two times a week. Naturally, after a working day.

    It is said that IT people are not the most athletic people. Can. But ours, together with the managers, find a sporting spirit somewhere :)

    What else have we tried?

    Our choice is limited to seasonal sports - yachting and snowboarding. The intellectuals liked the sailing very much. Heat, wind, water - all this takes on new colors under the sail. It was difficult to organize this sport by itself, the yacht club came to the rescue - thanks to them. The practical part now takes place in Turkey, and such trips are very similar to a mini-vacation.

    Billiards is also in great demand. Friendly tournaments have recently taken place.

    But football somehow did not work out. The guys studied for about four months, but then became less and less willing. Small composition, of course, you will not play football. Therefore, we stopped classes. Maybe we'll get back to football later.
    And yet, the most joyful thing is that employees devote their free time to sports, train and play with pleasure. Maybe before they simply lacked opportunity or a fun company?

    Any organization can create a culture of a healthy lifestyle, at least for its team. Or at least try.
    Recall Google - there, in addition to simulators, there are billiard tables, mini-golf and a lot of interesting things, depending on the particular office.



    Mail.ru has table football and basketball. And also a whole hall, which can become a field for playing football or even a full-fledged rink.

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    And what do you think, is it worth organizing sports classes for employees? And how do you do it in your company?

    • 25% Yes, we have all kinds of sports stuff, and it makes me happy. 28
    • 56.2% Why not. 63
    • 9.8% A waste of time and money. eleven
    • 8.9% I don’t care at all. 10

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