Well I missed the team building day but I did get to spend 2 hours in a meeting today where I had an awful suspicion that they were pranking me by trying to outdo each other with 'meeting speak'. I wanted to let them know I was on to them but, on the slight chance they weren't actually pranking, though better of it.
By the way, the best part of meetings is when you know two or more of the people involved are getting really fucked off with each other but are being super polite about it. Good times.
If anyone says "there's no i in team", I say stage a walkout.
ReplyDeleteOh it got way beyond that.
DeleteDid you yell the line? You didn't yell the line, did you?
ReplyDeleteI am disappoint :(
Yeah I kinda need the money too much at the moment.
DeleteDid anyone politely ignore you for not being at the "wasting fucking time" meeting?....I guess you would have to give a fuck to notice? I don't even give a fuck about giving a fuck so I have no idea :)
ReplyDeleteTrue, true.
Deletemy aunt and her friends used to play 'meeting bingo' where they actually made sheets of the bs weasel words their boss always used and ticked them off as they went along - could be fun for you! Have you read 'weasel words'? You'd love it especially in your new environment
ReplyDeleteI should give it a go.
Deleteps as for 'there's no I in team', I've seen a poster with that on it and then 'but there is a you in f*** you'.
ReplyDeleteLOL - Yes! Makes a meeting so much more exciting.
ReplyDeleteWe do something similiar to the weasel words, we mark off how many times my boss says 'behind the scenes'.. how does he not notice everyone rolling their eyes?
ReplyDeleteYour post has elicited a positive response to your proactive win-win approach to dealing with outgoing coworkers.
ReplyDeleteI think we first need to define the scope of the dealing with co-workers initiative.
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