Do you think that, if employers could make work more like play, employees would be as enthusiastic about their jobs as they are about what they do in their leisure time? Let's see where this idea might take us. Task After reading the "Characteristics of PLAY,"place a v in column one for those characteristics you have experienced in your leisure time activities. Likewise, check column one on the next page for those "Characteristics of WORK" you have experienced in any of the jobs you've held. All That Apply Characteristics of PLAY 1. New games can be played on different days. 2. Flexible duration of play. 3. Flexible time of when to play. 4. Opportunity to express oneself. 5. Opportunity to use one's talents. 6. Skillful play brings applause, praise, and recognition from spectators. 7. Healthy competition, rivalry, and challenge exist. 6. Opportunity for social interaction. 9. Mechanisms for scoring one's performance are available (feedback). 10. Rules ensure basic fairness and justice.All That Apply Characteristics of WORK 1. Job enrichment, job enlargement, or job rotation. 2. Job sharing. 3. Flextime, telecommuting. 4. Encourage and implement employee suggestions. 5. Assignment of challenging projects. 6. Employee-of-the-month awards, press releases, employee newsletter announcements. 7. Production goals with competition to see which team does best. 8. Employee softball or bowling teams. 9. Profit sharing: peer performance appraisals. 10. Use tactful and consistent discipline