Team Building nonsense, this Saturday!

[Woodchip]

Shouldn't team building events be done in work time!!??!!

Didn't notice you posting on here. Of course they should, why should workers lose a rest day to spend around numpties from the office?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

it's usually the company WANKER who tries to take charge of the raft-building.

I LOVE building rafts and stuff.











Oh...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

In answer to Mr Woodchip, we do get to take a day back (albeit an 8 hour day, in return for 16+ hrs on a Saturday).

 

[Deleted User X18H]

even I feel sorry for you on this one young Huffer , Abingdon is desperate place as well, keep upbeat about in the office for the rest of the week then invent some family emergency or the shits late on Friday

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Thank you for your empathy HODGES.

 

[Tesco in Disguise]

Is everybody with 'manager' in their job title a wanker then?

not necessarily.

i just have a bit of a problem with someone bitching about how the 'top brass' won't be able to get away til late while the menial workers can get home to their woodchipped terraces all early like.

i doubt you're contracted to engage in 'team building' anyway. either make up an excuse or just tell them you don't want to go. they can't fire you.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

not necessarily.

i just have a bit of a problem with someone bitching about how the 'top brass' won't be able to get away til late while the menial workers can get home to their woodchipped terraces all early like.

i doubt you're contracted to engage in 'team building' anyway. either make up an excuse or just tell them you don't want to go. they can't fire you.

Firstly 'top brass' is your phrase, not mine. I'm far from it. Some people there will have the opportunity to slip off early or stay and enjoy the evening, if they wish. My point on that was simply that it would be expected of some of us to at least hang around to a certain point. I'm sorry if that upsets you in some way Citizen TiD.

And no they can't fire me. The company is however, undergoing some fairly major restructuring, which some people will inevitably do better out of than others. It has been made clear that it us up to each of us to demonstrate 'whether we are part of the team or not'.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

It was a long, long day, but it wasn't THAT bad.

Arrived [near Amersham, NOT Abingdon] at 11.00. Coffee, biscuits.
2 hours of dullish presentations of stuff I already knew.
Decent lunch. Presentable lady-company.
Afternoon of 'tasks' in 20 teams of 8. Luckily there were no TWATS in my team [invites the obvious comments]. building bridges, solving puzzles, etc. It didn't rain. Checked the Albion score at ten past three, to see if there had been any early goals, and discovered it had finished already. Big sudden improvement in mood.
Then discovered that one clever chap had arranged with the hotel to have the soccerball taped, then played back as live at 5.30. Nice work Fulham-boy.
Finished tasks. Watched first half of Engerland. Had heard score so ditched 2nd half.
Got changed. Headed for free bar.
Mr French boss man announces that he has arranged for two big screens to be installed to show the egg-chasing during the meal - but with no sound. Annoying, but fair and acceptable compromise.
France edge to 9-5 lead, and to everyone's surprise, quiet, proffessional boss type suddenly turns into a TWAT, Standing up [room of 120 English and 2 French] yelling and cheering on Les Bleus. Fast forward 60 minutes and he's wishing he'd set a different tone. Marvellous scenes.
Smoked chicken ceasar salad 6/10
Lamb shank 8/10
Apple tart 5/10
Retreat to free bar. Ignore wedding-disco style 'entertainment. Flirt with afformentioned presentable lady-folk.
Cuban band appear 8/10.
Free bar stocks Grolsch. 9/10.
Lift home 1.00am
Bed 2.30 am

Performance in goal yesterday morning 5/10.

 

[Buzzer]

It was a long, long day, but it wasn't THAT bad.

Arrived [near Amersham, NOT Abingdon] at 11.00. Coffee, biscuits.
2 hours of dullish presentations of stuff I already knew.
Decent lunch. Presentable lady-company.
Afternoon of 'tasks' in 20 teams of 8. Luckily there were no TWATS in my team [invites the obvious comments]. building bridges, solving puzzles, etc. It didn't rain. Checked the Albion score at ten past three, to see if there had been any early goals, and discovered it had finished already. Big sudden improvement in mood.
Then discovered that one clever chap had arranged with the hotel to have the soccerball taped, then played back as live at 5.30. Nice work Fulham-boy.
Finished tasks. Watched first half of Engerland. Had heard score so ditched 2nd half.
Got changed. Headed for free bar.
Mr French boss man announces that he has arranged for two big screens to be installed to show the egg-chasing during the meal - but with no sound. Annoying, but fair and acceptable compromise.
France edge to 9-5 lead, and to everyone's surprise, quiet, proffessional boss type suddenly turns into a TWAT, Standing up [room of 120 English and 2 French] yelling and cheering on Les Bleus. Fast forward 60 minutes and he's wishing he'd set a different tone. Marvellous scenes.
Smoked chicken ceasar salad 6/10
Lamb shank 8/10
Apple tart 5/10
Retreat to free bar. Ignore wedding-disco style 'entertainment. Flirt with afformentioned presentable lady-folk.
Cuban band appear 8/10.
Free bar stocks Grolsch. 9/10.
Lift home 1.00am
Bed 2.30 am

Performance in goal yesterday morning 5/10.

And what score out of 10 would you give the flirting?

 

[British Bulldog]

It was a long, long day, but it wasn't THAT bad.

Arrived [near Amersham, NOT Abingdon] at 11.00. Coffee, biscuits.
2 hours of dullish presentations of stuff I already knew.
Decent lunch. Presentable lady-company.
Afternoon of 'tasks' in 20 teams of 8. Luckily there were no TWATS in my team [invites the obvious comments]. building bridges, solving puzzles, etc. It didn't rain. Checked the Albion score at ten past three, to see if there had been any early goals, and discovered it had finished already. Big sudden improvement in mood.
Then discovered that one clever chap had arranged with the hotel to have the soccerball taped, then played back as live at 5.30. Nice work Fulham-boy.
Finished tasks. Watched first half of Engerland. Had heard score so ditched 2nd half.
Got changed. Headed for free bar.
Mr French boss man announces that he has arranged for two big screens to be installed to show the egg-chasing during the meal - but with no sound. Annoying, but fair and acceptable compromise.
France edge to 9-5 lead, and to everyone's surprise, quiet, proffessional boss type suddenly turns into a TWAT, Standing up [room of 120 English and 2 French] yelling and cheering on Les Bleus. Fast forward 60 minutes and he's wishing he'd set a different tone. Marvellous scenes.
Smoked chicken ceasar salad 6/10
Lamb shank 8/10
Apple tart 5/10
Retreat to free bar. Ignore wedding-disco style 'entertainment. Flirt with afformentioned presentable lady-folk.
Cuban band appear 8/10.
Free bar stocks Grolsch. 9/10.
Lift home 1.00am
Bed 2.30 am

Performance in goal yesterday morning 5/10.

So now it's over have you bonded as a team and will it make you a better workforce?

 

[Peter Grummit]

Are you really a Huffer? Did you ever play cricket for Parham?

PG