Any great ideas for virtual holiday/team building event for a group of mkt managers? All female, and all insanely hard workers. Would love to hear what people have done in the past that they’ve found successful. Thank you!

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You can consider a virtual escape room or a collaborative online game that fosters teamwork. We did something similar in my church during covid. Another idea could be a "Secret Santa" gift exchange where each participant receives a surprise virtual gift.

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I’ve already done the secret Santa! But I wanted to go one step past that. I like the virtual escape room idea and will look into that

Maybe give everyone an afternoon off to enjoy themselves. Team building is overrated and at this time of year, people would probably appreciate the extra personal time more.

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That’s a shame your company is like that

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Love this question! One year, we did a flower arranging class and it was so fun - we were like obsessed. Another year we did a scavenger hunt around a small area and each team got a range of prizes from gift cards/books/candles, etc. It was great for bonding and the gifts were nice.

Let's face it, these marketing marvels deserve a good drink after all their hard work. Hire a virtual mixologist to guide them through creating holiday-themed cocktails. Think peppermint martinis, cranberry cosmopolitans, and maybe even a spiked eggnog for the adventurous ones.

It’s not easy. I recently did one with my team where I had them send in a story or tradition about their holiday with a photo. I told the stories and the team guessed which colleague submitted it. Then I showed the photo. It sounds kind of cheesy but it went over really well. In my case it was a team of folks that hadn’t been together as a team long so it helped them connect more on a personal level. We ended with virtual charades with a winter/ holiday theme. That had people laughing! Although it was a global team and I learned quickly not every charade prompt resonated globally!

We have done some really cool virtual team building things like jeopardy for prizes and things of that nature. It was actually a really fun time considering that it was on Zoom. We had really good participation.

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Had an offer for 30% more , a promotion to manager, extra week of vacation to switch firms. I love where I am at with my clients and there is a lot of potential there. Should I stay the course?

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I don’t mind audit. However, I’d prefer it not to be at a B4, as I am looking for some semblance of a work life balance.

DM me if you have something above, thanks.

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hiya fishes. happy friday! sorry if this isnt the right bowl, but this is in regards to vacation time. i have an interview process starting next week, and wondering when it would be good to mention i would be OOO between the middle of the month in september? its for a week. im unsure if i can twist this to have a start date once im back. going back and forth on being transparent vs. mentioning it later on. thoughts?

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