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The best way I have seen to handle this was by a former manager who made sure we ate lunch together most days as a team. It wasn't mandatory, but it was inform
by scottlegrand2 7y ago
The best way I have seen to handle this was by a former manager who made sure we ate lunch together most days as a team. It wasn't mandatory, but it was informally expected to happen. That team had zero communication problems.
- raindropm 7y agoHaving lunch together is the most overlooked things ever in team building aspect. It sounds so insignificant, so silly, but it is the natural way to build camaraderie between team member. People lower their guard, and have nothing to 'prove', unlike...uh, work.
- dboreham 7y agoEven better with beer.
- tuesdayrain 7y ago> It sounds so insignificant, so silly, but it is the natural way to build camaraderie between team member. This strongly depends on the type of people you are working with. If I knew I'd be expected to have group lunches every day I would not even bother applying to the company. Based on my experience with team lunches, it means that I can expect at least an hour(often even more) of every day to be lost to uninteresting, forced conversations. I am so much more productive now that I have a job where I can casually continue my work while eating lunch alone.
- byte1918 7y agoYeah, I hated that. Lunches are personal time, since I have to recover it anyway, I would prefer to have a few moments where I enjoy a meal and not have to think about work.
- whycombagator 7y agoInteresting, for me personally having the expectation I'd eat lunch every day with the team sounds less than ideal
- sys_64738 7y agoWhat if I want to skip lunch so I can leave earlier? Any team lunch lasts longer than 20 mins and impedes my home time. No thanks.