Every company should have a company or at least an department event once every few months or so.  I think it really helps improve employee morale.  Our department got to leave early this past Friday to go and play softball, eat and drink, and be merry.  I could sense that people were in high spirits on Friday.  Everyone was excited to go out and play and just hang out together.  People got to interact with others they haven’t before and it was just fun.  It was nice to see people’s personalities outside of work.  I think doing something like this every few months would just help make employees happier and have something fun to look forward to.