'Out Of Gas'
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What do folks do on staff retreats? Are any of them practical?
Our local city council uses staff retreats for actual long term planning. In general staff retreats are a good place to do actual work stuff that you normally can't do at work because of having to put out fires. And the relaxed atmosphere contributes in theory to creativity.
What do folks do on staff retreats? Are any of them practical?
What Typo said. It's good to be able to get away and focus on how the department is doing and what it can do better. And, of course, play games and eat good food and drink wine and whatnot. There have definitely been parts of retreats that have felt like wastes of time, though, mostly the touchy-feely HR stuff.
Vicodin has gotten my ear pain down to manageable levels, but it's also made me want potato chips.
I have been on many staff retreats, and they've all been excruciating wastes of time.
Enforced "fun" almost never is.
My RA staff retreats in college were super fun. Which... not surprising, really. On the other hand, I did not enjoy the Outward Bound-type thing we did in the pouring rain all day with the entire group of RAs. Except for the zip wire. That was fun.
I don't think I've ever done an office retreat in business life. Just day-long HR touchy-feely stuff. Some of it was enlightening, but there were no rocks involved a la Allyson's experience.
Enforced "fun" almost never is.
Previous retreats have included bocce ball and a scavenger/puzzle hunt around the Union Square area.
The main question I have: does the retreat involve "trust exercises?"
Next: if the retreat is more than 3 hours - WHY?
Ours usually last a day or two.
WHAT THE FUCK.
oh stop it. you are telling stories.
I barely last through an 8 hour retreat. If there was a day 2 I would lose my entire shit.