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Personal experience which is at the very opposite point of the spectrum from yours. I have had the pleasurable working in a team where bonding is simply workin
by valand 5y ago
Personal experience which is at the very opposite point of the spectrum from yours.
I have had the pleasurable working in a team where bonding is simply working toward a common goal. This was an extremely cohesive team. Our main motivation of working long hour was to push the company to a more beneficial position so that we are also benefited from it.
The reward is the good result of the work itself and going home/out knowing that it will benefit us in the future.
The experience was almost like playing a co-op game rather than doing typical office work.
Happy hours and additional recreational activity were a way to regulate stress rather than a main reward.
Of course this is pretty unique, and is a rare thing to happen, especially in big companies where profit and work rather detached.
- hinkley 5y agoDid you have much banter in meetings, or were the organizers all business? Some places make it very hard to bond during work hours.
- valand 5y agoIf we're assembled ahead of time, yes, but usually everyone is all business to keep the meetings short and packed. Outside of meetings, yes we had banters. We were nerds, so we conversed about nerdy things, which sometimes are spin-offs of our works. Another it was about food because who don't love food? The workplace was a small open-plan office, 27 desk max in that room. When stressed and needing someone to talk to, I would see if anyone didnot have earphones on and are not working. I guess that was the "busy"/"not busy" signal. > Some places make it very hard to bond during work hours. I guess yeah, moreover if there are physical or procedural separator between people. Also, I realized I don't feel the same atmosphere once we grew into a larger company with varying prople with varying interests. I guess it was a niche kind of thing.