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'Teambuilding' at the weekend

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whatdidyousaaay · 04/06/2024 11:33

I work 9-5 Monday to Friday and that's all I'm contracted for. Our team has had a few issues (mostly due to a couple of people being very unpleasant and upsetting everyone!) and so the boss has decided to host a teambuilding activity. One of the unpleasant people won't be attending, having made a good excuse in advance, but the other will. The event is on a Sunday and, while it's free for staff, it's an outdoor activity (which I usually like, but this is not my cup of tea) and we will need to provide our own food. The boss doesn't need to pay for this (is just paying for transport as the activity is free) so won't lose money if I don't attend. Would you just suck it up and go or would you respectfully decline? It's very much expected that we will attend.

It's all day and is around 2 hours from where we live.

YABU - of course you should go
YANBU - no way!

OP posts:
LameBorzoi · 04/06/2024 11:44

It seems pointless if one of the two instigators of the issues isn't attending.

Funkyslippers · 04/06/2024 11:41

If one person is allowed to not attend, then so is everyone. I definitely wouldn't go. Last time I went to one of these it was just a prolonged meeting. There was food provided though & it was during work time

littlebluecaravan · 04/06/2024 11:41

I hate shit like this.

Many people work to live, not live to work, and once they are out of their contracted hours just went to be free to do what they want with the little time they have leftover.

I'd be happy to attend actual training for my job as long as it was paid off time owed, but not team building. No way.

olympicsrock · 04/06/2024 11:39

Totally unreasonable to travel 2 hours on a Sunday and give up a whole day unpaid.

sre you getting a day of annual leave in lieu? If not I would decline .

Berga · 04/06/2024 11:38

That's a no from me. I'd laugh my arse off if I was asked to do this.

loropianalover · 04/06/2024 11:36

Absolute immediate decline!

The team are struggling to work together 5 days a week so let’s make them see each other 6 days a week????

JC89 · 04/06/2024 11:36

Team building should be in work time if it is very much expected that you will attend!

coconutpie · 04/06/2024 11:36

Hahahahahahaha.

Your boss thinks you should give up your Sunday for team building?

It's a no from me.

KimberleyClark · 04/06/2024 11:34

Will you be paid overtime for attending this event?

JuliesName · 04/06/2024 11:34

Hahahahaha absolutely not. Team-building exercises like this are always bullshit anyway. On a Sunday? Absolutely never.

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