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

Apr 22, 2021
1:09:52pm

NOCAL_YFAN All-American

realize how much time (aka money) is wasted by businesses. You could cut all the activities, events and unnecessary meetings and we could all work 30 hour weeks focused on actual work and still have the same productivity.

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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

ColonelMustard

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.

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