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>> "Are the gains from a team drinking together bigger or smaller than those from having people who wouldn't join such a team?" Why does the team have to drink
by k-mcgrady 13y ago
>> "Are the gains from a team drinking together bigger or smaller than those from having people who wouldn't join such a team?"
Why does the team have to drink together? Why not go out for dinner, play pool, have an office BBQ? I like to drink but I've never wanted to do it with my superiors. The risks involved if it goes wrong (i.e. you get too drunk and say something stupid) are too high.
- lmm 13y agoDrinking together builds trust in a way that sober events don't, precisely because of those "risks". Doing it regularly creates an environment where it's much harder for parts of the team to lie (maybe not even intentionally) or keep secrets from each other, and it adds a channel of communication where criticism is more welcome or at least excusable/deniable. When I've seen companies fail it's largely been because communication broke down and the people on one end knew what the people on the other end were doing wrong but had no way to tell them.