Grabbing a meal after work can help you unwind and recharge, especially when it’s at your favorite sports bar. The next time you’re thinking of grabbing a bite or catching the game, invite your coworkers out to enjoy a lunch or dinner together. In addition to providing you with a chance to get to know your coworkers better, consider the following three benefits of dining with your colleagues.

Why Should You Go Out to Eat With Coworkers?

1. Build Team Unity

Whether you work part-time or full-time, you likely spend anywhere from 20-40 hours with your coworkers every week. During those hours, you are focused on completing the tasks at hand and may only interact when work overlaps.

Having a meal with your colleagues allows you to connect with them on a social level, which creates a team-oriented environment during the workday.

2. Improves Your Productivity

When you make time to have lunch or dinner with your associates, it offers a chance to unwind and focus on your interests and personal lives outside of work.

By learning more about your colleagues off the clock, you will be able to focus on work during regular hours, increasing your productivity. The connection you make may even help you work better collaboratively. This can improve your overall performance and allow you to feel more refreshed at work.

3. Gives You a Chance to Network

Getting a group of coworkers together at the end of the workday creates unique networking opportunities with others in the company who you may not typically interact with on a daily basis.

Whether it’s someone with the same position or an individual from a different department, having lunch or dinner together lets you see another perspective on the work your company is doing, giving you valuable insight.

For the perfect sports bar to gather with your coworkers or friends after work, look no further than Riverfront Pizza & Sports Bar in Covington, KY. For nearly 20 years, this sports bar has provided the homestyle Italian favorites you’ve come to love, whether you prefer a fresh-baked pizza, pasta, or one of their pitcher specials: $6 domestics or $9 imports. Learn more about their special offers and view a menu on their website or by calling (859) 261-4800.