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Apr 22, 2021
1:01:48pm

Zastava 3rd String

That sounds extremely lame. They’d fire me for saying as much and refusing...

to participate. 99% of team building stuff is just moronic.

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Originally posted on Apr 22, 2021 at 1:01:48pm

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Zastava

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Today's reason for potentially getting fired

Clark Addison All-American

4/22/21 12:53pm

Gotta be honest

Sea Chicken

4/22/21 12:55pm

Lower your expectations, brother, and you will be a happier man!

Clark Addison

4/22/21 12:58pm

That's good advice.

Sea Chicken

4/22/21 12:59pm

For crying out loud. You are on my FO list and still haven't learned that?

DodgerMike

4/22/21 1:00pm

What can I say. I'm an optimist.

Sea Chicken

4/22/21 1:01pm

just wait until the OP posts pictures received from that e-mail that is sent.

Cougero

4/22/21 1:02pm

Just be glad they weren't milk jugs

RSL

4/22/21 1:04pm

I used to work at a PizzaHut while getting through school

Pangare

4/23/21 10:24am

Well the subject line made it seem like it was going to be something more

4/23/21 4:49pm

Oh man, that whole exercise sounds so painful and cringeworthy

Bar7h

4/22/21 12:56pm

Its ok, we only do this kind of thing 20 times a year or so

Clark Addison

4/22/21 12:58pm

Yep, seems par for the course for female managers in my experience.

palangi

4/22/21 1:30pm

Can’t imagine even trying to put in minimal effort to some activity like that.

Bradleyd16

4/22/21 5:15pm

You could also just focus on stuff that earns the company money too

Ojiisan

4/22/21 12:56pm

this was an example in my training video. The answer is D - all of the above

bruincoug

4/22/21 12:57pm

That sounds extremely lame. They’d fire me for saying as much and refusing...

Zastava

4/22/21 1:01pm

I do not disagree at all. In fact, 90% of the call with my subordinate was talking along those lines

Clark Addison

4/22/21 1:03pm

People have no idea what team-building really is. Good example of a way not

Mitty

4/23/21 12:03pm

The best way to build strong teams is to hire good people and let them work on

Zastava

4/23/21 1:27pm

Yep!

Mitty

4/23/21 4:18pm

I have an HR person who keep coming up with ideas like this

2FarGone

4/22/21 1:05pm

That kind of stuff ("activities") that goes on in the Corporate world makes you

NOCAL_YFAN

4/22/21 1:09pm

No doubt. The managers and superiors all eat it up. A manager at my work filled

palangi

4/22/21 1:37pm

RE: No doubt. The managers and superiors all eat it up. A manager at my work

Cougero

4/22/21 1:40pm

Amen. Can't believe how many people are employed that don't have any real work

Mitty

4/23/21 12:05pm

This stuff really happens? I thought only Michael Scott came up with ideas like

byusage

4/22/21 1:09pm

RE: This stuff really happens? I thought only Michael Scott came up with ideas

valcorger

4/22/21 1:31pm

Im glad i work at a place that only cares about production and results and has

SFarkus

4/22/21 2:35pm

We did an activity like this when I was at BYU and it was called CANstruction.

scottfunkel

4/22/21 2:56pm

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