👀How do you feel about mandatory team bonding events that are held after hours?

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Nothing after hours. Work life balance has to be respected. My last employer would do team bonding (voluntary, not required) in the afternoon and once completed, leave a little early. It was a nice way to get people to participate - a little extra incentive and doesn't seem to be forced fun. Employees rather do things "on the clock" in my experience.

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If I'm not getting paid, I'm not going. You can up my work engagement level and morale by respecting my work-life boundaries.

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Hard no.

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Love team bonding. Hate unpaid labor disguised as fun. Mandatory fun is how you get a room full of adults silently plotting escape routes.

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No thank you. After hours is reserved for my private life. If you want team bonding schedule it during work hours.

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If its mandatory, it is compensable.

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If it is mandatory, it should be paid. Full stop.

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You didn't answer the question!

Mandatory? Nah, fam.

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No.

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If its after hours, it's not mandatory. Employers can't hold employees accountable for not attending events outside their work schedule. I think communicating employees are required to attend the after work event is horrible for moral.

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If it's mandatory, it should be paid. Team bonding events should be hosted during work hours... otherwise, if it's going to be after hours, make it voluntary.

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Mandatory after hours, no.

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Call it a retreat and compensate, somehow, no more than twice a year.

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Simple NO !

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Certainly shouldn’t be mandatory… Ew.

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I am not a fan. If it is mandatory and after hours, it feels like work. I think it should always be optional, otherwise it defeats the purpose.

Our off hours events aren't mandatory, but some managers put more pressure on their teams to attend than I would like.

Not for me

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