One good thing: Food
One good thing about where I work: once every couple months, we have a potluck, usually when someone retires. Last year, I think we had 8 or so. The first one of the year is today, and I blanked on it.
The potluck seems to be dwindling as a type of social gathering. Nobody wants to take the time to cook. If you really look at what you get at a potluck, though, (a good one, that is) you'd be pleasantly surprised to see a variety of all homemade items representing all sorts of cultural differences.
My favorite potlucks were staff potlucks at OU-Eastern. We would have so many different types of food: Middle-Eastern, Indian, Chinese, Cajun, Hungarian, Irish... and all of it homemade.
Nala and I are supposed to play host to a potluck dinner in mid-March. I, personally, cant wait.