I’m curious how you all feel about the push for culture building. My company is constantly scheduling "fun" events that feel mandatory and, honestly, pretty draining.
As engineers, should we be expected to participate in this stuff, or is it unfair to ask us to perform that kind of emotional labor on top of our actual sprints? I’d love to hear if your teams handle this better or if you're feeling the same burnout.

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You’re not alone. A lot of engineers on my team quietly dread those invites.

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Work is primarily transactional in nature to me now. It didn’t used to feel that way but it does now

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Meh, I would show face for a bit but bow out if I wasn’t feeling it

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Nothing is more fun than mandatory forced "fun"!

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