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It isn't just fun events either. At my place they are trying to establish lunch & learns now. With everyone WFH. Who comes up with these crazy ideas? With a lu
by tharkun__ 6y ago
It isn't just fun events either. At my place they are trying to establish lunch & learns now. With everyone WFH. Who comes up with these crazy ideas?
With a lunch and learn when everyone is at the office, you kill two birds with one stone. Learning is a good thing and it's sometimes hard to find the time otherwise. And by offering catered lunch you get bonus points/goodwill/whatever with the employees.
During WFH times this is absolutely the opposite. You're trying to make me work during my lunch now and you don't even buy me lunch! (and no, sending me a pizza voucher or something does not make it better. They don't deliver here anyway.
- ninjaa 6y agoThey should def buy lunch
- hntrader 6y agoThe problem is these events are organized by gregarious and highly extroverted HR/operations types and imposed on people who are the polar opposite to them in terms of personality. There was literally universal dislike for these kind of forced activities in the workplaces I've been at, however these preferences weren't broadcast that wide for obvious reasons (not wanting to sound negative or whatever). Whatever the academic research says, I don't buy it, I've lived through the dislike of these events and have heard enough feedback from people that share my view for me to conclude otherwise.