We just had a mandatory team-building event that involved a scavenger hunt, a trust fall, and some improv games. I’m 31, I manage a six-figure book of business, and I’m not sure how pretending to be a tree with Susan from Procurement helps us collaborate better. I like my coworkers just fine, but these forced bonding sessions feel more like performance art than actual connection. I’d rather get out an hour early and grab a real drink with someone. Does anyone find these kinds of events actually useful? And is it okay to push back on them?

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I would definitely push back and I have. I'm way too busy to be playing little games with people and my time is valuable. Every moment I'm spending doing an icebreaker is a sale I could've been closing or some documentation I could've been finishing.

You can trust me, broseph.

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