Some people look forward to their lunch break or 3 p.m. coffee at the office — but Liz Martin eagerly awaits her afternoon pickleball match against her co-workers.
Martin, 28, works at Room & Board, a Minneapolis-based furniture retailer with an indoor pickleball court on the first floor of its office building.
"I never thought I'd be into pickleball, but now, it's one of my favorite parts of the day," says Martin, who started playing pickleball a year ago.
Room & Board installed the court in 2013 to complement its in-house gym.
Soon after Room & Board began calling employees back to the office in the fall of 2021, Manley's inbox was flooded with requests for pickleball lessons, matches and partners.
Persons:
Liz Martin, Martin, I'd, pickleball, Nancy Manley, Manley's
Organizations:
Board
Locations:
Minneapolis