The Working Class are TREATED LIKE TODDLERS

[@JoshuaFluke1]

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[@beebop-girl2132]

A 2 min promo on a 6 min video - seriously?

[@rejectionistmanifesto8836]

​@@beebop-girl2132keep creating additional lives to bring into the slave drone system. Wow you get to call yourself a parent, amazing you did something no one else in history was capable off.

[@SingleCHIDLESSHappyMovement]

​@@beebop-girl2132wow

[@rejectionistmanifesto8836]

@@natea4158 oh a "zipper knee boy"

[@brettstarks1846]

They know exactly what they’re doing. The humiliation is a feature, not a bug.

[@Gamesso1slOo0l]

yep, like frat hazing, you are breaking down the individual, making them WORSE and WEAKER

[@The-Great-Brindian]

What frustrates me is the feeling of being essentially tied to the company for the duration of your employment contract, obligating you to actively engage in and appreciate these seemingly pointless team bonding activities. The instant they detect any disinterest or lack of enthusiasm in participating in these activities, you're subjected to mistreatment and exploitation until they exhaust you and ultimately let you go.

[@lunam7249]

luciferian elite love humiliation

[@effexon]

@@Gamesso1slOo0lis this kinda like woke budweiser but weaken your staff productivity on purpose? I dont get this kind of reverse productivity hack.

[@IELTSdarshan]

@@effexon It's about controlling and making people do what they don't like. And forcing them to be thankful for the 'experience'

[@jmw1982blue]

Why can't people just go to work, so they can do their work, and then leave 😭

[@AlexandraW-f3s]

They don’t really want that. Companies want to know everything about you within and out. Combat it by just being a hi and bye person at work and never get too personal. But I’ve heard of people getting fired for that so be careful

[@edwardtimmins3146]

It's about control mate, companies want to control you, so all you do is want to work.

[@sydneyhart]

Because that would be too easy!

[@Spencer-wc6ew]

They think we stop existing after work, so this is the only fun or social stuff we couod ever do

[@robcubed9557]

To be honest, this generation is one of the most socially isolated. So "team building" provides some socialization. That being said, a lot of these activities actually seem pretty fun and would be great to do with a group of friends.

[@lesleymorgan01]

Toxic positivity makes me want to puke.

[@abellyold4859]

Toxic Positivity = Fake Enthusiasm and Optimism.

[@insu_na]

@@abellyold4859 Good job! 👏👏👏

[@mrsheabutter]

They are literally treating adults like kids

[@alf3071]

because some adults pretty much are kids that act like adults

[@XxGyromancerXx]

This is the result of parents treating their children as their babies long after they've finished breast or bottle feeding.

[@genx7006]

To make you forget that you are an underpaid slave.

[@medievaldad9537]

have you ever managed a team of your average citizens? It's like running a daycare

[@m1dway]

Because that's what RTO is for. And that's what office is for nowadays

[@elimcfly350]

That site charging stupid companies insane prices for kids blocks is honestly pure genius and I wish I would have thought of it.

[@pradeepraghuraman4430]

Ikr as long as your market something to big corporations you can charge insane amounts of money for even small things simply because these companies have people who are willing to pay since it's not their money.

[@DeveloperToast]

It's not too late, the economy needs healthy competition ;)

[@SabiLewSounds]

Imma have to make a fake brand... I mean side brand and sell some sorta BS like this

[@usacustombuttons6787]

Big fax like why didn’t I think of that frfr

[@tnix80]

You stole my comment, we're in the wrong business

[@firepinto]

If they handed out 100 dollar bills for team building I bet it would be far more productive and cheaper.

[@badnewsBH]

I might actually remember getting a hundred dollar bill with gratitude and fondness, rather than laughing spitefully over stupid "team building" drivel.

[@JakeInvest]

my old boss would say, "Pizza" but ina voice,

[@firepinto]

@@JakeInvest the exchange rate on pizza is less than desirable.

[@MJ98774]

Anybody at my former job who asked for the cash instead of "free" corporate swag was pulled aside after the meeting and chewed out for not being a team player

[@ItsOKtobeNormal]

Lol that's totally something I would do

[@nonvalidOT]

Last year they tried this crap with us, and brought in some dude who was "Special Forces". We were taken to a beach and made to run into the surf zone and out into the soft sand. We were then made to sit in a chain in the surf, for 4 hours. We were then taken back to work and got cleaned up, and then had a "debrief". It consisted of several of my workmates looking very numb, and a few even cried. I asked why we had just been punished. Was told that it was a military type team building exercise. I said no, it was a military type punishment, then asked our "Special Forces" instructor a few basic questions that anyone who had been in the Australian Army would know. He couldn't answer any of them. I told him that I was ex military, I know what military punishments look like, and that was what we just endured. He left shortly after. It was a complete scam.

[@HaggisMuncher-69-420]

Should've called padre. True story, one guy in basic called the padre when we were getting beasted. (It was a particularly bad beasting to be fair, stress positions for prolonged periods and punished when people failed to hold them any longer) and said how concerned he was with our punishments Padre apparently left his family dinner, sped to our block and absolutely boiled our sgt and platoon commander behind a closed door. Man, those were good times.

[@Vlms84]

Be thankful they didn't force another booster jab 😅

[@nettewilson5926]

Why did you and your coworkers do this? I am certain I would nit have done this. That’s insane.

[@Tania-rg7jp]

That’s horrible. And horrible of the boss who hired that fool.

[@gregorymoore2877]

Beach Day is not complete until you've had a hot dog eating contest, sumo wrestling, and a walk across hot coals and the winner gets to be manager. 😉

[@daveblackman816]

It’s crazy how these HR people just Google things and then create a policy that we must take these mindnumbing courses, where everyone looks soulless inside. So glad I don’t have to deal with this anymore.

[@Wft-bu5zc]

I work for the government so rarely have to deal with this. We had a voluntary "training" on conflict resolution that I thought sounded interesting and signed up for. The first few hours were awful, the guy was some corporate weirdo who called us "grasshoppers" and told us he was going to help us learn to be better employees by playing a bunch of games and having "team building" activities. I asked my boss if I could go back to my regular work and skip the rest of the training, thank god she said yes. I hate that crap.

[@odinson6348]

We have to take annual courses and tests. One was "you can't change them, so change yourself", in reference to terrible clients. Like fk that, they're garbage people, they do need to change not me.

[@princessmarlena1359]

HR try to justify their jobs now and then, but are too to lazy to even do that properly.

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@odinson6348 That’s awful! I wouldn’t change for a terrible client, I’ll just exercise the right to refuse service.

[@PreppyPrincess777]

So glad I’m working for state government and no longer have to deal with this…

[@automaton111]

Real team building is called unionizing your job ✊ The more you know 🌟

[@CGB.SPENDER]

The corporate world has become clown world.

[@jackcarraway4707]

Watch Office Space; it has always been a clown show.

[@keith4826]

Somebody has a case of the “ Mondays “….🤡

[@jagdishprajapati5357]

Infantilization.

[@user-cz8do7xl8u]

Do you remember when work was about producing a product or service? When we're all adults and overcome our own personal issues and just did our jobs? Pepperidge remembers.

[@ElizabethKelly-n90]

Im a nurse and they don’t do any of this stuff at my work. But I did like the shout out to Pepperidge farms, lol. Nice touch

[@alphaomega1351]

The problem is that due to our technological advancements we've become too efficient and productive. So what else is there for HR and management to do but come up with ways to justify their existence which means more psychological torture for everyone else. 😳

[@mariahconklin4150]

I do miss being an adult lol

[@CaptWuppazz]

😂 Pepperidge Farms remembers…that’s an old school reference. I say that sometimes

[@churchofpos2279]

@@ElizabethKelly-n90 I am a retired nurse and we did have these team building excersizes, but I refused to go or participate. They would schedule them for our days off, so they wouldn't have to pay us. So glad that I am retired and don't have to deal with this BS.

[@aaronasencio9459]

All this but not pay them more 🤣🤣

[@bootscooty]

Lol aw

[@michaeldalton8374]

Those are “make-work” jobs. Whatever they are paid, I can assure you it is already too much.

[@LudwigVaanArthans]

​@@michaeldalton8374found the guy that loves licking the boot

[@alexkist8607]

These are the same people that struggled to pass high school algebra and get to determine whether you're able to interview for a technical role.

[@OpinionatedGlobalCitizen]

Annoying, frustrating, af....thanks!

[@symraynor]

People who don't even know how to turn on a computer and have never worked a day in their lives. And we all know why they've been put there. They can decide the professional lives of people ten times more intelligent and capable than them.

[@GenerationX1984]

That's why it annoys me when people say we live in a meritocracy. We don't. If we lived in a meritocracy we wouldn't have workers with a higher level of education than the dumb bosses, quite frankly. Dilbert being smarter than the pointy haired boss in the Dilbert cartoons is no exaggeration. It's a sad reality.

[@januarysson5633]

This is a reason to be glad you work from home. 😊

[@egegdg34g4ggg4]

watching this manifest from home over the past 6 or so years has been nothing short of horrifying and it's getting worse

[@fringelord]

They are trying to make us all go back to the office now to save commercial real estate aka the banks

[@beaubiden9293]

Right on

[@2dstencil847]

@@egegdg34g4ggg4 2-3 day working from home or 2-3 day working on office. is the best balance depend on people

[@ey5373]

No. WFH does these things like two truth and a lie. It's just bearable since it's virtual and not in person looking at everyone.

[@CrocusSeal]

I work for a call center. The Quality Assurance bs constantly makes me feel like I'm a child in elementary school

[@cirquemagic]

Call centers are the modern salt mines. Slaves and slave masters.

[@HomeGuardWarranty]

Is it Assurance IQ?

[@gordonoboh833]

@@HomeGuardWarrantyIQA

[@moniqrupley6019]

Yes. I complained to my manager how BS QA is with stats to back it up. The next day our entire QA team got shit canned en masse. Not because of my complaint with valid data mind you. No because they were told no more remote only positions.

[@br00talitydawg]

something about corporate america needs a complete overhaul, starting with 5-day workweeks. also, get rid of the daycare games and condescending communication

[@jermainemyrn19]

Corporations really hate workers

[@philosopherkingzant2037]

Humiliated slayves don't remember they can respect themselves. Slayves who don't respect themselves are more obedient

[@SabiLewSounds]

This

[@bigmrb]

This is why being a contractor is so nice you're not part of the "family" and are just expected to work and produce results.

[@primal9238]

Those prices are insane, the HR lady should be fired for wasting company money.

[@RedEyeification]

The HR "lady" is often someone's misstres.

[@symraynor]

@@RedEyeification I never understood where all this authority comes from for such a stupid role. But this would explain everything.

[@AIBot929]

Exactly, the ish is annoying AF because they start to try to talk to you like you're a child as well

[@twitchunlimited7450]

I've never been more proud that I deliver pizza for a living. No wonder customers are so angry when they call us. I'd be angry to after being forced to do this at work.

[@OpinionatedGlobalCitizen]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@odinson6348]

I can totally relate. My employer is "disappointed" in me because I am not going to the "mandatory" annual company "training" on a Saturday two hours from where I live. He threatened to write me up because it's mandatory. I've been there 7 years with one foot out the door, told him that's his choice but I won't sign it. Ended up not getting written up. Last year's training? Videos of coworkers dancing like in this video, impromptu skits, shitty food and "fun" picture time. I'm never going to one again. Saddens me to hear my coworkers also complain about it then kiss ass with the "can't wait" when the boss brings it up.

[@therealbando]

I`m pretty new in the corporate world and just had the most pointless workshop ever. It lasted 3 hours (we had to stay overtime) and we came away with nothing from it. Everyone hated it, but no one said anything. They all just clapped and fake laughed and pretended that they were enjoying it. The next day I told my boss that it was the dumbest waste of time ever, he said that he doesn`t like doing them either, but that`s what Corporate wants, so we have to do them. I told him that they`re not for me. The whole time I was there I just made fun of the entire thing, most of the others laughed and agreed that it`s just really childish, but of course there was that one guy who got mad and told me that "I`m just taking the piss". Well... obviously! What do you expect me to do? We`re literally playing with cards and arranging words into sentences.

[@chadbarnard3620]

My wife and I will be working together from home soon and we have a toddler and since he's the one with the blocks and wooden puzzles... he is now our HR director.

[@shawnbruce6934]

LOL.

[@trumpetbob15]

Wait, what?! How much was that crap? Dang, I'm in the wrong line. Gotta create one of these stupid companies selling this trash! No need for corporate games for me, folks; I'm selling them now! Let's see, I have a cardboard box and my toddler daughters love that so got step 1 done. Let's see, come on, girls, find more garbage to play with that I can package up and sell at crazy insane prices. Hmm...a used paper towel roll, an inflated plastic bag from an Amazon purchase, and some rubber hose left over from the plumber's visit? New product coming right up!

[@effexon]

one duded developed new kind of indoors football game and said corporations were biggest customer. he could expand business. Seemed fun game but I dont get why company needs to cut salaries and waste rent on valuable sqft/sq meters and these toys in office.

[@starcheese1]

My company had a mandatory teambuilding exercise where we dropped clothes pins into cups from chest height. After 30 minutes of wasting our unpaid lunch hour, the winner got a $10 subway gift card. I care no more for my teammates afterwards. They seriously force RTO for this kind of BS. Mega cringe just thinking about it.

[@devinward461]

That was illegal, lunch has to be duty-free

[@eq2092]

Last year my company had a coloring session. On your unpaid lunch break there is a room you can go and fill in a coloring book.

[@brendanlucero8585]

Was it mandatory?

[@texanplayer7651]

Are you sure this wasn't meant for the children of coworkers if they had no choice but to bring their children to work?

[@idontcare9797]

​@brendanlucero8585 that's what I want to know

[@fixer1140]

Let me guess, Hewlett Packard Enterprise?

[@citydweller99]

It is always mandatory...even if they say optional. ​@@brendanlucero8585

[@clintmatthews3500]

The best method is the “don’t be a jerk and treat your employees like human beings every single day” method.

[@DanielEarl]

Proof that grown women in HR are basically toddlers 😂

[@alphaomega1351]

Not exclusive to HR. 😶

[@ChloeLayneXO]

Why only women

[@tallyp.7643]

Or frustrated moms who can at least make these other adults do the things they want them to do when they can't get their kids to get off their phones and do the same.

[@rebeccaliew2247]

​@@ChloeLayneXOhave you notice HR roles are mostly women? A tiny percentage are taken by men in HR only.

[@seanbays1235]

100 years ago they would have been doing this with toddlers. Not in the corporate world.

[@owenwexler7214]

People don't quit jobs, and people don't quit work. They quit shit like this.

[@shawnbruce6934]

Yep.

[@sawyer4981]

The only game I'd ever want to play with any of my coworkers is paintball. Make it bosses vs employees. Winners get bonuses. THAT would encourage me to embrace team building 🤣

[@2dstencil847]

Just split 1000 thousand to 10 prize for 10 people building, everyone win something from 200 dollar to 10 dollar XD. then u get to happy for everyone, might be a bit sad if u dont win big prize

[@the_expidition427]

Saving this

[@angelavolkov1126]

Have you ever read Good Omens? There's a great team building paintball scene in that. At one point the guns are turned real and chaos ensues.

[@sawyer4981]

@@2dstencil847 Man, plastering everyone who pisses me off every day is a good enough prize for me 😂

[@RogueA.I.]

I’m most productive when I work alone. It’s always been that way, it will always be that way.

[@circletech7745]

I work at a small company. If HR asked any of the engineering team to try this we would all say no. HR asked us to go to a team building exercise after work, and every single one of the engineers including my boss said no.

[@lizzi437]

Right. Your projects should be the only place where team-building is happening, as applicable to the project.

[@85jongo]

It'd be cool if each day a different team member could bring in a personal item to discuss that means a lot to them (a toy, food, movie, song, picture, etc.) and we could block off some time for this. My kindergarten class did it 33 years ago and called in "show and tell." Back then I brought in my MC Hammer doll and it was a big hit that really brought a lot to our class. I also shared how I liked hot dogs, my favorite color was green, and I loved tigers.

[@citydweller99]

My company is doing something like that lol

[@HaggisMuncher-69-420]

I'll bring in my payslip and tell everyone my salary. Let's see how fair our pay is

[@Mate.Norbert]

We don't have anything like this, but a couple of month ago, my ex-boss brought in to the office his Yu-Gi Oh card collection. No reason, just because. He's around 30-35.

[@Titere05]

Oh that's awesome. I'd troll that so hard

[@DeveloperToast]

@@Mate.Norbert Hey, don't talk smack on Yu-Gi-Oh! 😂 In the office is cringe though, for sure.

[@187nellybelly]

I try to avoid work team-building bs! One woman was like have we met before? I have been on her team one year.

[@FoldupKibbles26]

That handshaking company's going to start having a lot more people calling out sick and not realize why.

[@Alliesmith12345]

Like ma’am we are in a recession we don’t have time for this 😂

[@sunset6958]

Right, a lot of these companies have GARBAGE pay and expect the working class who can barely keep up with the rising cost of living to bother with this BUFFOONERY . They wouldn't actually put money into activities that people actually find fun like paint ball or bowling, but they'll do this preeschool nonsense . They should just stick to the overworking , underpaying free pizza method because most people just wanna do the work and go home

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

As CEO, my first act would be to end these team building projects. My second act would be to find out who approved it, give them the option of paying it back through time or fire them and get the wasted money back in court.

[@mattjek828]

You can tell the guy doing the desk pushups is already updating his resume in his head.

[@TheHappyCoder]

Glad we went to do zombie hunting in VR headsets as a team building event when I worked in a startup. Also played paint ball a year before that.

[@TheMedicalCodingGuild]

It happens everywhere. Look at the ads: all jingles, mascots, jokes, stupid childish stuff. Sometimes I don't even know what the ad is trying to sell it is so focused on 'entertaining' me. I wish there were ads actually telling me features of a product or why I should buy it...

[@beaubiden9293]

Omg that shaking hands thing makes me even more happier that I work from home.

[@amandafaulks2515]

Oh I am so getting into team building. This looks right up my alley. I already love mocking office workers but now I can make fools of them and make hella bank.

[@KamalaTheClown]

Just had a “virtual team building” today. It was an absolute waste of time and I ended up stating something was wrong with my camera as they mandated cameras, turned on my mouse jiggler and walked away. Absolute nonsense. I ended up reseeding my back yard.

[@HaggisMuncher-69-420]

At least something of value was gained from it! How's the yard looking?

[@LLCoolJ_25]

😂😂😂 anytime I’m virtual, I stay off camera. My manager doesn’t really give a shit and probably doesn’t want to be there either.

[@tessy28]

Mouse jiggler.😂😂

[@KamalaTheClown]

@@HaggisMuncher-69-420 So far so good dude

[@KamalaTheClown]

@@LLCoolJ_25 That’s awesome. We were recently aquired and this new company has this ridiculous policy of “camera always on”. No thanks.

[@SirMegaManNeoX]

My father's company's teaming building was going paintballing. It was optional. Good times.

[@Alvin_Vivian]

Modern corporate culture is so dystopian. I'm glad I run my own business!

[@JonathanVachon777]

Dude, im thinking to returning having my own business too. Cant stand corporations anymore

[@princessmarlena1359]

You hiring? 😉

[@Alvin_Vivian]

@@princessmarlena1359 You won't like this answer, but I hire freelancers and contractors from Asia and the Middle East...

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@Alvin_Vivian Ah, well it was worth a shot!

[@reefshadow1]

I was an RN and we got swag bags with FN makeup. Fake lashes and all. I'm not that kind of woman and neither were the men on the team. This was during covid, in a time we were told that raises were "not possible this year". Also pizza parties that were rationed. And cold.

[@princessmarlena1359]

And to think some of my relatives got on my case to become an RN. No thanks.

[@reefshadow1]

@@princessmarlena1359 I do not recommend.

[@tvdavis]

A bunch of upper-body strength exercises and things for able-bodied folks. Gee. Way to make everyone feel so included.

[@kevinmach730]

I'm GenXer in IT who works directly with a lot of Millenial and GenZers. By the time someone gets to my point in their career, it's understandable why they would be over/disinterested in corporate outings or team building things. However, I can tell you that GenZ wants nothing to do with this nonsense, even right out of college. Companies better get a grip if they think this is somehow going to attract or retain the future of their company.

[@lizzi437]

Makes me a little more hopeful of GenZ.

[@invalidaccount2315]

im in engineering/development and out of thousands of gen z that ive worked with 95% are into this!! the ones that claim not are just trying to be edgy, given the power they would implement the same system with a different name, genz isnt mature enough to hold such important positions, nor entitled to the $$ us seasone professional adults do, we have familys to raise, and are more mature not to just want to show off in fornt of our poor friends. I wone even bother interviewing them anymore.

[@lizzi437]

@@invalidaccount2315 That makes a lot of sense. Back to being hopeless of GenZ!

[@invalidaccount2315]

@@lizzi437 dont be hopeless, dont act like them, rise above that ish

[@kevinmach730]

@@invalidaccount2315 I supposed we are both on a fools errand trying to sum up the behavior of an entire generation. Don't get me wrong, some probably do like it, but I don't share the same experience as you. And I'm not saying it's an entirely positive thing either, because I do believe some of them struggle with interpersonal interactions and would rather have their face in a phone- which is why many of them ARE NOT into after work gatherings or corporate nonsense. I can''t blame them. I try to be somewhat social and polite to everyone, but there are just many people who won't have much in common beyond working at the same place. Why force everyone into a social situation that really won't be of much benefit to anyone? Wow, we won the office chair race, now we are going to work better together and increase the company's bottom line!!

[@zackblack1387]

I cashier for a retail store and they gave me a preschool style sales goal packet to take home as homework. It even has word jumble and a crossword. Sitting on my desk, not completed not giving a crap about this job anymore. Except for me filling out word jumble "I want a raise."

[@BrianK-zz4fk]

This can be a benefit if done correctly. My last job we had a fun day, company would rent inflatables, have different contests from those sumo outfits to a putting contest. Lunch was catered in, it was on the clock and optional. I enjoyed it and did help in getting to know people in the other departments in a more casual setting.

[@TMendocino]

I am a Professional in my 60's. I am not a child. You are taking up my valuable time. I am not coming back to the office. 😂 I didn't go to UC for 4 years to be playing at work. We work on cures for cancer 😮

[@invalidaccount2315]

engineering goal is actually producing, us engineers are results driven, what results do you get playing patticake like a bunch of toddelers? i didnt sign up to create problems, but the oppisite..

[@JorelFudge]

Keep up the good work Joshua. The world needs you.

[@Zeddex2965]

Wow, these companies will buy anything from anywone who will convince them that their product will help their business.

[@alexphilipose1351]

Anything and everything but paying higher salaries

[@thedarkknight7924]

Corporate team building is a way to stifle production not increase it.

[@RS-xx9ve]

I remember this at British Telecom. They would have us paint pictures (if we were "lucky")and put them up like a nursery. And ask us questions like "how does the management show gratitude" and some gimp girl said" they give us sweets". We'd also be pressured into giving money to the company's charities... which would give THEM a tax write off. We would be given scripts for calls eg 4 pleases and 3 thankyous were expected. Needless to say, I declined all this shit and thankfully got sacked. Many of the staff were idiots, but many were ex professionals or highly intelligent young graduates. It is all about "breaking" people. Stopping their self belief, the ability to think for themselves. In short, a form of abuse.

[@duskclopse]

I don't think it's bad for companies to promote their employees wellness / fitness but this is a horrible way to go about it. Nutrition solutions does this, however they compensate for you to be in those fitness classes after the workday is done, with the classes themselves also being free, while still being an optional thing to do. Team building at least in my observation seems to come from some group of employees that are dissatisfied with the culture of the group not doing enough to make the team feel more collective as a unit. I will never understand people that care about these kinds of things so much to the point that they treat their jobs as a part of their identity.

[@momrants]

Dude! What a fantastic idea! I am going to build extra big baby blocks and sell them for 1000 bucks under the guise of corporate team building activity!!

[@MariaCurry]

Meanwhile in Germany: Go to work, ignore coworkers, earn money, go home.

[@symraynor]

...go home at 5pm. That's why I love Germany and German people.

[@davidb3155]

Thats the dream 😅

[@johnmishell234]

Depends on where you work. If you work in tech in Germany, there's a high chance you're gonna encounter something like this.

[@t114p]

Your videos are a good reminder why I don't want to go back to the corporate world, thank you!

[@Whowhatsit]

You should really do a video/deep dive into these businesses like the adult toys one where the entire premise is to sell something useless that companies can waste a bunch of money on. I've seen so many of them and there's so many different kinds whether it be courses, software, services, or something physical like apparel, games, and any other random product company's can just throw at their employee's.

[@Cooler989]

Give me a pizza party than doing this crap 😂

[@Mikethemerciless11]

I never thought I would ever say that, myself, but I did. 😢

[@cirquemagic]

Pizza party? Are you listening to yourself?

[@fixer1140]

Hey, at least it's better than getting a cupcake and confetti on your desk for a job well done. Annual bonus? What you think this is, Dubai?

[@gregorymoore2877]

Better to ask for the cash than to risk your pizza part being catered by Little Ceasar's.

[@glennjgroves]

Do I get to sue the company if I have a heart attack during “team building” physical exercises?

[@Titere05]

If you live, maybe!

[@maxb2244]

My work had everyone sign a waiver if you wanted to participate in any of the activities on our mandatory fun day lol.

[@victoryan4008]

4:05 Anthropologists in the future are going to have a hard time explaining this 😂

[@TwoP-o8q]

"Goo goo ga ga!" Management might as well be talking to the adult employees like they're actually toddlers and see if they need their diaper changed.

[@user-xg6zz8qs3q]

You're not far from the mark. It's more devious than that. Call it hustle culture and corporate talk. It is so embedded in your culture that you don't notice it anymore. I noticed it while watching Love is Blind. The candidates were talking about their feelings in the most corporate and materialistic way possible.

[@Troy-nc5br]

When I was working at Nissan would you rather I have a team building session or build your car cuz I can't do both it's all about the priorities I find it interesting that office type jobs people find all kinds of things to do other than their job but when it comes to manual labor such as building a car they kind of want you to have more of a focus so your car doesn't fly in a million pieces when you're driving it down the road

[@ricardohurtado5646]

A monthly bonus would work just as well and build “better teamwork”.

[@babaluba9899]

These games are hiding the huge elephant in the room which is called: MANAGEMENT FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ASAP!!!

[@gregolson7499]

My daughter worked at chik fil a and the owner was very generous and they usually just hung out and played volleyball and simple stuff like that.

[@firefly9838]

That owner is piping your daughter

[@Mados42]

I consider myself pretty lucky. I work for an international company with headquarters in Belgium. Their idea of teambuilding is flying everyone out twice a year (in the summer, for a "Family day" where you can take your spouse and children, and at the end of the year for a year end party with your spuse), all expenses paid, we have a nice dinner/picnic together with free food and attractions, it doesn't disrupt our work, and we also still get yearly bonuses and raises. edit: it's not mandatory, you can just not come if you have your own arrangements at that time, or just don't want to, but an opportunity for an all-expenses paid weekend in another country is pretty exciting, I feel.

[@thgfxsf]

The sad thing this is that you "feel lucky" for having an employer who does that. The norm should be closer to what you are experiencing.

[@fatemad4012]

​@@thgfxsfno the norm should be worse it's human nature to be worse it's not normal that humans can be selfless but it's proving we can change our nuture to be better

[@AngstG]

HILARIOUS! Even Michael Scott was never this cringe...

[@rafael502]

1:20 LOL Iwas thinking the same thing, wondering why you hadn't made a joke about it yet

[@rsddoge9452]

those hammocks are brutal bro

[@therealsapdad1942]

My company's team buildings usually involve alcohol so i have no complaints 😂

[@BOSSDONMAN]

Don't forget company happy hours (where drinks aren't paid for)

[@Darkness8536]

Ya. I have been dealing with that in my office the last few years. We are on our 3rd CEO or President. Depends on what companies call their number 1 head exec. Here is the problem. The biggest issue in corporate is communication. People in corp make decisions that they are not qualified to make. All those people do is cause problems for those people that are the professionals at a certain job or subject. Meanwhile, it is hard to get raises because we spend a rediculous number on leadership and DEI. It doesn't work. And it doesn't work because it is not designed to work. It doesn't address issues. Not to mention 80% of leadership is trash. They couldn't lead with a blue print. DEI also doesn't address issues because it doesn't help hire the best of the best or at least qualified people from any group. Then there is the problem with CEO's failing up. A lot of CEOs are failures and can't lead or manage a company. Yet they will still get huge pay outs to leave, then go to another company as a CEO and fail that company too.

[@williamrelue]

My coworkers and I played soccer together on lunch break. That shit was fun. Sometimes we would get injured lol.

[@The-Great-Brindian]

Been away from this channel for a while now but i've returned to find the content is still gold. I've missed your channel a lot Josh. Keep up the great work, more importantly keep exposing the insanity thats associated with Corporate Culture.👍

[@boris90]

I couldn't agree more with everything you said in this video. It's absolutely mind-boggling how some companies are willing to shell out big bucks for what essentially amounts to glorified daycare games disguised as "team building activities." Metalog Tools? More like Metalog Fools, am I right? It's like they took basic childhood toys, slapped a corporate label on them, and suddenly it's a "Tower of Power" for the low price of a small fortune. And don't even get me started on those exorbitant prices for what essentially boils down to bags of hoses and colored strings. It's truly baffling how these companies stay in business. And don't even get me started on those cringy corporate trends like the anti-gravity yoga sessions. Hanging upside down in hammocks isn't team building, it's just an elaborate way to avoid doing actual work. And don't even get me started on those TikTok dances passed off as team bonding exercises. It's like they think throwing toothpicks and marshmallows together will magically turn coworkers into best friends. But hey, at least there's Co-Pilot and Coach Josh to save the day. Realistic, down-to-earth fitness coaching without all the gimmicks and fads. It's refreshing to see a company actually focused on real results and accountability. So yeah, if you're tired of corporate nonsense and want to actually make progress, Co-Pilot sounds like the way to go. Thanks for shedding light on this absurdity, Josh. Keep calling out the nonsense, and count me in for the next laugh.

[@jotapalas]

I have nothing but RESPECT for Metalog. They spotted a great business opportunity in CORPORATE STUPIDITY! Can't blame them, tbh.

[@bingdong8571]

I used to work in an office. It was embarrassing

[@corn_juice2195]

This shit is literally a nightmare

[@dovahsenbrom836]

Actually, my company does a team building weekend in the Summer. I was somewhat apprehensive of it, but decided to go since it was my first year They took us to a very cool and chill place in the mountains and did some activities, like buggy kart cross through the woods, "water walk" which boiled down to descending a river by foot, and some other walks to some cool springs. It was super chill. There were like 2 activities per day, rest of the time we just hang around doing fuck all. Saturday night I went and took the yoga instructor of the place to the lake and by the time we came back most of the company folk were drunk and grilling marshmallows in the fire. Including board members Yes, it's a small company. But it was pretty cool. Really shifted my perspective on these types of activities. All in all, they can be actually fun, provided the company organizes it for the employees, not for themselves

[@Titere05]

That's because it was an event organized with the only objective of having human beings relate and chill. You know, basically treating everyone like a person, instead of following a little guide to the letter or applying some theory

[@wwShadow7]

Recalling many team builders for my factory job. Going to six flags, to be surrounded by teenage girls. Going to Dave and Busters to be surrounded by kids. Pinstack, might as well be a Dave and Busters with bowling. Main event, basically Dave and Busters, but with go carts too. Punchbowl Social, kind of a micro Dave and Busters with more of a Bar theme, no video games, but bowling, darts, pool, karaoke. Although last time we went, we only ate the bar/catering food and didn't get access to the games side. Park and Pizza, now Revl, go carts and put put golf. About the only time we don't do kid friendly options, is when we just go out to eat at a nice restaurant. And we've only done that because our budget per person dropped from $75 each to $55 each. Plus there's fewer of us now that 70% of the factory side of things is done in Mexico, we used to be pure made in USA. I think the only reason I have a job is shipping costs via next day air and to canada justifies my pay grade. Which still isn't enough to rent in the city where I work. I guess I'll watch the video now...

[@budkin]

ACCELERATED SYNERGY!

[@Black-Butterfly-B1]

I will take puzzles and tower for $100 Josh. It’s better than rock climbing and falling backwards in teams!!! The golf outing 9 holes was oh so fun as the only woman in a 8 person group. I drove myself there and back.. Yay!!! Now there was a spa certificate that was great. We had a team lunch before and our own individual spa appts !!! No get togethers after the appt or meeting in a lounge and we got to go home afterwards !!! Oops someone made a mistake and it was never done again. Oh well spa day !! 😅

[@norcal9706]

Love your videos bro, keep pumping out the good content!

[@Electronzap]

If your job is encouraging you to do silly stuff, they aren't paying you enough.

[@GenerationX1984]

Depends. Do you have a job in improv comedy? 😂

[@Electronzap]

@@GenerationX1984 That is true

[@Whoo711]

Funny enough, I almost have the 'urge' to attempt to join as many groups w/ CEOs and managers like that, on LinkedIn, just so I can get direct access to such posts and reply with something along the lines of, "Corporate cringe" or "yet more corporate cringe"🤣😏 esp. if it gets under their skin a bit

[@jonathan6296]

I sweat easy! I would tell them to f* off with fitness in the office! I don't want to stink for the rest of the day!!!

[@Davidbirdman101]

Ha ha yeah man! I used to regret being a carpenter and building houses. Not anymore!!!😂😂

[@Websitedr]

Last month had a "team builder" where there was a bunch of spaghetti noodles some string some tape and a marshmallow. Objective was how high could we get it. Don't think they liked me calling their game stupid out loud.

[@XperimentorEES]

"Why doesn't anyone want to work?" Geee I wonder why, could be the lack of a living wage, might be the inconsiderate hours, possibly the condescending humiliation, but in actuality it's all three.

[@iam-pf4ob]

im glad our team only painted rocks together. one person painted there's all black and called it done. at the end i voted for that one as the best rock design

[@MrTruthAndFacts]

I love this UNIQUE content. Keep it up Josh. I've watched your channel since 2019

[@samirbhalerao5579]

They think people are stupid. Real team building comes by helping people. I remember years back one unknown guy from another unit got transferred to our unit. I accidentally overheard some seniors talking about getting instructions from the top to kick him out in 15 days. I did not know that guy but I decided I won't let this happen. So I gave full cooperation & work training to him and in less than a week he began to give output much above average. Those dirty seniors had to cancel his kickout but did not understand how it happened. After that we both were well known upto to president level for extraordinary team work and we won a reputation of 1 + 1 = 11 in implementation.

[@JonathanVachon777]

All this is makes me depressive. I just want to move somewhere else where im not stuck in a nightmare

[@waterbuck]

NZ special forces, is that a joke?

[@rhone733]

No. It's 'short bus' kind of special.

[@andrewguerra9343]

Check out the Royal New Zealand Air Force on Wikipedia, they’re an absolute joke!