The "I don't want to talk about AI" thread, and the new topic is: helpful advice!

[HordHolm]

I remember when "fun" was just a noun, not an adjective. It still makes my skin crawl when someone says "lots of fun activities!"

When uttered by the head of HR when describing the forthcoming Xmas party, it hints at the very portal to Hell. At my establishment, the staff voted en masse against such a proposal - just give us the wine and food and let us get on with it, don't organise us any more than you already do.

 

[onehitwanda]

I remember the look of bemusement that crawled over one CTO's face when I declined, to his face, the offer of traversing from South East of London to the North West of London, a three to four hour round trip, to do "team building" and "other fun activities."

He tried the old "your attitude will impact your career".

I was very smug when he was retrenched about 6 months later.

 

[StillStunned]

When uttered by the head of HR when describing the forthcoming Xmas party, it hints at the very portal to Hell. At my establishment, the staff voted en masse against such a proposal - just give us the wine and food and let us get on with it, don't organise us any more than you already do.

"Lots of fun teambuilding activities to keep morale high during the reorganisation and layoffs, and reinforce your engagement with our mission and strategy!"

 

[onehitwanda]

"Lots of fun teambuilding activities to keep morale high during the reorganisation and layoffs, and reinforce your engagement with our mission and strategy!"

Unless they come with mead, an axe, and room to swing it, it's not a teambuilding exercise.

 

[Z_TheWriter]

Unless they come with mead, an axe, and room to swing it, it's not a teambuilding exercise.

Oh that was a great afternoon! Throwing axes in my climbing teacher's backyard. Although I wasn't old enough to be allowed to drink the beer.

 

[Bamagan]

Unless they come with mead, an axe, and room to swing it, it's not a teambuilding exercise.

So that's what Valhǫll is for!

 

[StillStunned]

Unless they come with mead, an axe, and room to swing it, it's not a teambuilding exercise.

"There will be no forced layoffs. Whoever is left at the end of this new HR event will keep their job."

 

[TheLobster]

"There will be no forced layoffs. Whoever is left at the end of this new HR event will keep their job."

Gives a rather different meaning to employee termination.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

When uttered by the head of HR when describing the forthcoming Xmas party, it hints at the very portal to Hell. At my establishment, the staff voted en masse against such a proposal - just give us the wine and food and let us get on with it, don't organise us any more than you already do.

The military has "mandatory fun".
Ask a veteran about it sometime.

 

[StillStunned]

Gives a rather different meaning to employee termination.

Making cuts. Downsizing. Getting the axe.

 

[TheRedLantern]

The most helpful advice I got was to always swallow. Sometimes it would get stuck in my throat and I'd gag, and I'd want to spit it out.

Switching away from children's chewable pills to the big girl's medicine was a struggle.

 

[stickygirl]

I remember the look of bemusement that crawled over one CTO's face when I declined, to his face, the offer of traversing from South East of London to the North West of London, a three to four hour round trip, to do "team building" and "other fun activities."

He tried the old "your attitude will impact your career".

I was very smug when he was retrenched about 6 months later.

Retrenched? Shit! Did that involve a shallow grave and covering of autumn leaves?

 

[onehitwanda]

Retrenched? Shit! Did that involve a shallow grave and covering of autumn leaves?

plastic sheeting and some asphalt...

I'm kidding. It was paving slabs.

 

[stickygirl]

Before I forget it - I heard a new dictionary term = ragebait, meaning internet posts intended to provoke anger

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

The most helpful advice I got was to always swallow. Sometimes it would get stuck in my throat and I'd gag, and I'd want to spit it out.

Switching away from children's chewable pills to the big girl's medicine was a struggle.

You understand you posted this to a bunch of people that write porn, don’t you?

 

[iwatchus]

If anyone thinking about corporate morale events has not read @Bramblethorn 's story The Flogging Will Continue, you absolutely should. I use to cringe at these things. Now I laugh and remember this story.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Retrenched? Shit! Did that involve a shallow grave and covering of autumn leaves?

Hm, "retrenched" implies he came from a trench in the first place.

Which, okay, fair.