Define: "Mandatory Fun" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"Keep your camera on put yourself on mute and configure your firewalls on your second monitor."
Organized team-building activities intended to boost morale.
What does "Mandatory Fun" actually mean?
"Forced socialization outside of working hours that somehow consumes more mental bandwidthBandwidthThe amount of unpaid overtime I am willing to tolerate this week. (Currently: Zero). than a severe network outage."
"Please RSVP to Friday's mandatory fun event by Wednesday afternoon so we can finalize the catering."
"I had to decline the P1 troubleshooting bridge because I was legally required to attend the mandatory fun virtual escape room."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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