Workers "turn around" when the company plays team building horse riding and banana eating

Scary inflatable horse ride, food passing

Recently, the online community was stirred up by an intern’s post about team building activities at a company. This young person is about to graduate and enter the job market, so he is very eager to participate in group activities and connect members in the company.

However, this girl was shocked by the team building activities that were too intimate, broke the limits of her colleagues and were somewhat offensive such as the 10-glass challenge, direct kissing...

Regarding team building tourism activities, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (HCMC) also has memorable memories associated with this activity. 3 years ago, the 23-year-old girl was diligently looking for a job in the marketing field at advertising companies.

A group of tourists playing team building with their breasts exposed in Bai Chay, Ha Long in 2022 (Screenshot).

When she was unemployed, she was delighted to see recruitment information that matched her major. After carefully researching the job, she learned more about the culture of the company she was applying to.

Accessing the unit's social networking site, Ms. Ngoc Anh immediately saw a series of videos about the team building activities that had just taken place.

"I support companies that organize team building. However, after watching the activities of that unit such as the game of men and women riding inflatable horses and passing food, water, powder... to each other by mouth, I realized that I could not belong there," Ms. Ngoc Anh said frankly.

According to this worker, such games simulate kissing and physical contact, which are very offensive. Therefore, although she was quite interested in the position being recruited, she decided not to apply.

Meanwhile, a DH who works in the media field in Hanoi frankly does not support team building activities. According to this person, the reason is because the activities are currently organized quite cumbersome and distorted.

Through direct experience on company trips, Mr. Q. noticed that some organizing units offered quite sensitive activities such as the spoon-passing game or challenging two people of the opposite sex to use their breasts or buttocks to burst the ball, without using their hands or feet...

"I think the criteria of team building is to connect and create joy for company members. However, sometimes this activity is distorted into quite sensitive jokes, touching the body...", Mr. Q. shared.

Need to consult workers

From the fact that many people are afraid to participate in hot, outdoor team building activities with strenuous exercise, Mr. Q. thinks that they should choose activities that are convenient at tourist destinations such as organizing cultural activities at dinner parties... In addition, regularly organize related departments and offices at the end of the month to connect with each other more.

"In general, I think organizing such activities will be sustainable in the long term and create real sharing and connection between leaders and employees in the company," this employee suggested.

Ms. Ngoc Anh still supports team building within the framework of vacation, healthy eating and entertainment, and company-sponsored activities.

However, according to this young person, it is necessary to limit strenuous activities and outdoor games because not everyone is energetic and has enough physical strength to participate in activities in hot weather.

Companies should seek employees' opinions on team building activities (Illustration: Nguyen Quyet).

Regarding collective activities during the annual trip, Ms. Anh said that companies should consult with employees beforehand. From there, they can organize appropriate activities that everyone is willing to participate in.

In this way, these outings have a real meaning of bonding. This is also the company's benefit for employees to relax and get motivated to work harder.

Particularly for the company where Ms. Ngoc Anh is working, activities to collect opinions from employees are regularly held. Every year, the company will organize group vacations. At that time, everyone will arrange light recreational activities, increase communication, understand and connect group members more.

According to this worker, by doing so, at the end of each trip, workers will be ready for the upcoming work trips. There will be no more situations where employees are exhausted from disguised team building activities.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/lao-dong-viec-lam/lao-dong-quay-xe-khi-cong-ty-choi-team-building-cuoi-ngua-can-chuoi-20240812094941678.htm