My team has good team building. Sometimes we go out to lunch, paid for by work, and when we have long meetings like the 9-3 retreat we had last week, we do some goofy activities which are actually fun. Because they take 10 minutes and aren't overly personal or strenuous.

The last team building we had was escape rooms - broke up into three teams, went to a place that had three rooms, so we switched at the end of each period (it was timed). The first two, we only had 45 minutes and no one escaped. The last time, we had an hour and everyone got out of their room (MY team was first ... and, for some reason, I was the only person who knew that the safe is ALWAYS behind the painting on the wall).

It was bearable, but I don't know how well it built teams ... and it's not something I'd do voluntarily.

I would love to do an escape room, even with work people. Unfortunately, when my boss said "something fun like a lunch and learn", I think she meant that and only that.

I want to do an escape room, too! I should organize friends.

Lunch and learn in the middle of a 10 hour work day is no.

I really like all the personality assessment things- but more personally than at work. I don't know if those are team building or just an attempt to teach adults that other people think differently than they do.

Oh god, they're talking about a team summit where our global team would meet up. 4 days, probably 8-6 each day. Those would be...long days.

We do these at work twice a year, and by noon of the third day, I'm nearly homicidal with overload. Every. Single. Time.

Maybe suggest Thunderdome as a team-building exercise next time around?

I'm pondering whether to volunteer as a moderator to keep things on track, because it is not one of my boss's strengths, and if we spend four days talking in circles, I will go mental.

Interesting. Husband's prospective employer will not budge on vacation, but the HR person basically invited him to negotiate on salary.

Dana, is this a local job or would you need to relocate?