How do I convince client leadership pizza parties are NOT the answer to employee engagement/motivation?

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Hey speak for yourself guy

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I've been getting excited for pizza parties since kindergarten

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I want Lou Malnati’s right now! Even preferred if someone else pays for it, please.

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Lou’s is top tier

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Why do you care about clients throwing pizza parties? Are you doing human capital consulting?

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Tf you think dog?

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They are better than brown bag lunches with technical presentations that leadership made you prepare on the side of billing time. What a privilege!

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Would it make a difference if they added salads and white claw?

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Pizza and white claws

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Literally a consulting meme. All of yall are trolls

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Do you have any ideas for motivation? Besides the obvious in salary increases haha

Idk a pizza party sounds pretty nice

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If they thought this was cool.. theres no convincing them otherwise lol

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What kind of pizza?

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Probably the cheapest available option short of frozen store brand

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I love pizza parties!!!’

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Organize a strike?

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Cosmos pizza?

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Assuming cosmos in Boulder/Denver. Love it. Ryan the owner is a great guy and makes amazing NY pizza

I vote free GOOD coffee every morning.

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Now I’m hungry.

I’d kill a man for a Fiori’s pizza right now so...

Bro I love pizza parties why you gotta mess up a good thing

Free food is a surprisingly strong motivator, for the $ nothing comes close.

Ok I’ll bite: tell them your team is on a no carb challenge.

Speak for yourself 😌🤣🤣🤣

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