In-Person events back to 110% of 2019

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Anonymous wrote:We have at my work for 2024 planned

Movie night-twice
BBQ party
Xmas party - twice at my level
Week of training in Vegas
Baseball game
Football game
Birthday lunch with your dept company paid
Two all hand meetings in person at a country club
I also go an off site board meeting at resort

The staff all want things back to normal.

I see this commonly with teams that employ many people between 22 - 27. Sales development reps, junior associates, etc.

The 30+ crowd is not into it.

The 50-65 crowd is into it. The staff with staff with stay at home spouse into it.

I say only staff where spouse works full time with young kids are not into it as much if during a weekday. But on weekends they all come

I am 50+ and I am definitely not into this and for sure would not want to do anything work related on the weekend.

I think there are people whose social lives revolve around work, and people whose social lives are external to work. If your social life depends on work, then yes, I can see why you look forward to these things and are sad when they don't happen. But for those of us who have activities and friendships independent of work, all of these work social things essentially conflict with the things we enjoy doing.

+1 and Vegas has really gone down hill. Even though I never liked it. What about New Orleans or another city with some history?

Its fun for young adults and people with young kids but my teen would have zero interest in missing their stuff to go to that now. We have been to Vegas pre-covid for work events as a family and it was fun but there is no way I'm getting on a plane and risking a few weeks of illness for a few days of fun. It's way to disruptive for me to get sick to our family.

We did for the 17-22 crowd last event a big Jeep Off Roading. We did it in a mountain resort and let the kids do the off roading!!

Don’t know if we do that again. Like $500 a ride. Damn insurance!

[Anonymous]

One note we had to book our summer 2025 event already as was selling out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not attending any in person work events. The last event resulted in me catching COVID, an emergency room run due to a random auto-immune flare up, resulting from COVID and a month off of work.

I was able to receive covid compensation. However, I will never attend an in person event again. I risked my life and the well-being of my child.

I highly doubt you will be missed. At all.

[Anonymous]

I'm seeing listings for Conference & Technology specialists again - the people in-charge of events / av (microphones). D.C. is getting busy again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have at my work for 2024 planned

Movie night-twice
BBQ party
Xmas party - twice at my level
Week of training in Vegas
Baseball game
Football game
Birthday lunch with your dept company paid
Two all hand meetings in person at a country club
I also go an off site board meeting at resort

The staff all want things back to normal.

I see this commonly with teams that employ many people between 22 - 27. Sales development reps, junior associates, etc.

The 30+ crowd is not into it.

The 50-65 crowd is into it. The staff with staff with stay at home spouse into it.

I say only staff where spouse works full time with young kids are not into it as much if during a weekday. But on weekends they all come

I am 50+ and I am definitely not into this and for sure would not want to do anything work related on the weekend.

I am late 40s and would hate this. We are high net worth and don’t need to go events for free baseball games, holiday parties, or country clubs. We have spent 20 years working and don’t need to spend more of our lives watching movies we people we see 40+ hours a week. I do remember liking holiday lunches when I was poor and in my early 20s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have at my work for 2024 planned

Movie night-twice
BBQ party
Xmas party - twice at my level
Week of training in Vegas
Baseball game
Football game
Birthday lunch with your dept company paid
Two all hand meetings in person at a country club
I also go an off site board meeting at resort

The staff all want things back to normal.

I see this commonly with teams that employ many people between 22 - 27. Sales development reps, junior associates, etc.

The 30+ crowd is not into it.

The 50-65 crowd is into it. The staff with staff with stay at home spouse into it.

I say only staff where spouse works full time with young kids are not into it as much if during a weekday. But on weekends they all come

I am 50+ and I am definitely not into this and for sure would not want to do anything work related on the weekend.

I am late 40s and would hate this. We are high net worth and don’t need to go events for free baseball games, holiday parties, or country clubs. We have spent 20 years working and don’t need to spend more of our lives watching movies we people we see 40+ hours a week. I do remember liking holiday lunches when I was poor and in my early 20s.

You are awfully stupid. The events are not for rich people there for the actual worriers. People like you do to show you care. Which you don’t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have at my work for 2024 planned

Movie night-twice
BBQ party
Xmas party - twice at my level
Week of training in Vegas
Baseball game
Football game
Birthday lunch with your dept company paid
Two all hand meetings in person at a country club
I also go an off site board meeting at resort

The staff all want things back to normal.

Wow.

Too. Much.

2-3 work events is normal. This is crazy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am not attending any in person work events. The last event resulted in me catching COVID, an emergency room run due to a random auto-immune flare up, resulting from COVID and a month off of work.

I was able to receive covid compensation. However, I will never attend an in person event again. I risked my life and the well-being of my child.

I highly doubt you will be missed. At all.

That is a jerky thing to say to someone describing having had this experience. Consider tweaking your meds

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have at my work for 2024 planned

Movie night-twice
BBQ party
Xmas party - twice at my level
Week of training in Vegas
Baseball game
Football game
Birthday lunch with your dept company paid
Two all hand meetings in person at a country club
I also go an off site board meeting at resort

The staff all want things back to normal.

I see this commonly with teams that employ many people between 22 - 27. Sales development reps, junior associates, etc.

The 30+ crowd is not into it.

The 50-65 crowd is into it. The staff with staff with stay at home spouse into it.

I say only staff where spouse works full time with young kids are not into it as much if during a weekday. But on weekends they all come

I am 50+ and I am definitely not into this and for sure would not want to do anything work related on the weekend.

I think there are people whose social lives revolve around work, and people whose social lives are external to work. If your social life depends on work, then yes, I can see why you look forward to these things and are sad when they don't happen. But for those of us who have activities and friendships independent of work, all of these work social things essentially conflict with the things we enjoy doing.

+1 and Vegas has really gone down hill. Even though I never liked it. What about New Orleans or another city with some history?

Its fun for young adults and people with young kids but my teen would have zero interest in missing their stuff to go to that now. We have been to Vegas pre-covid for work events as a family and it was fun but there is no way I'm getting on a plane and risking a few weeks of illness for a few days of fun. It's way to disruptive for me to get sick to our family.

We did for the 17-22 crowd last event a big Jeep Off Roading. We did it in a mountain resort and let the kids do the off roading!!

Don’t know if we do that again. Like $500 a ride. Damn insurance!

We own a Jeep so that’s not particularly exciting to us to do it through work. Not a chance we’d go.

[Anonymous]

Where do you all even have the time with teens? Mine are in activities pretty much daily.

[Anonymous]

I'm in the event industry, and although the number of events is up, the budget for those events appears to be down. And with inflation and staff shortages (literally NO ONE wants to work), I can't offer pre-pandemic prices, like everyone seems to expect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have at my work for 2024 planned

Movie night-twice
BBQ party
Xmas party - twice at my level
Week of training in Vegas
Baseball game
Football game
Birthday lunch with your dept company paid
Two all hand meetings in person at a country club
I also go an off site board meeting at resort

The staff all want things back to normal.

I see this commonly with teams that employ many people between 22 - 27. Sales development reps, junior associates, etc.

The 30+ crowd is not into it.

The 50-65 crowd is into it. The staff with staff with stay at home spouse into it.

I say only staff where spouse works full time with young kids are not into it as much if during a weekday. But on weekends they all come

I am 50+ and I am definitely not into this and for sure would not want to do anything work related on the weekend.

I am late 40s and would hate this. We are high net worth and don’t need to go events for free baseball games, holiday parties, or country clubs. We have spent 20 years working and don’t need to spend more of our lives watching movies we people we see 40+ hours a week. I do remember liking holiday lunches when I was poor and in my early 20s.

I run events for a lot of companies in the DMV. I do find most of them to be younger people, who - much to my surprise - seem to very much enjoy socializing with their colleagues. I guess it's like Happy Hour. I mean, I did that in my 20's too, but now I'm in my 50's and would rather watch TV alone. It's us, not them.

[Anonymous]

I have a staff member who is toxic because of lack of involvement at stuff like above.

Going to work is somehow a punishment for him. He is a male Debbie Downer.

Only reason I keep him so I have someone to fire if layoffs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have at my work for 2024 planned

Movie night-twice
BBQ party
Xmas party - twice at my level
Week of training in Vegas
Baseball game
Football game
Birthday lunch with your dept company paid
Two all hand meetings in person at a country club
I also go an off site board meeting at resort

The staff all want things back to normal.

I see this commonly with teams that employ many people between 22 - 27. Sales development reps, junior associates, etc.

The 30+ crowd is not into it.

The 50-65 crowd is into it. The staff with staff with stay at home spouse into it.

I say only staff where spouse works full time with young kids are not into it as much if during a weekday. But on weekends they all come

I am 50+ and I am definitely not into this and for sure would not want to do anything work related on the weekend.

I am late 40s and would hate this. We are high net worth and don’t need to go events for free baseball games, holiday parties, or country clubs. We have spent 20 years working and don’t need to spend more of our lives watching movies we people we see 40+ hours a week. I do remember liking holiday lunches when I was poor and in my early 20s.

You are awfully stupid. The events are not for rich people there for the actual worriers. People like you do to show you care. Which you don’t

Careful calling someone “awfully stupid” when you don’t know how to spell “they’re” or “workers.” Or put a cogent sentence together. All workers are invited to these lame events and expected to go - not just the poor ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have at my work for 2024 planned

Movie night-twice
BBQ party
Xmas party - twice at my level
Week of training in Vegas
Baseball game
Football game
Birthday lunch with your dept company paid
Two all hand meetings in person at a country club
I also go an off site board meeting at resort

The staff all want things back to normal.

I see this commonly with teams that employ many people between 22 - 27. Sales development reps, junior associates, etc.

The 30+ crowd is not into it.

The 50-65 crowd is into it. The staff with staff with stay at home spouse into it.

I say only staff where spouse works full time with young kids are not into it as much if during a weekday. But on weekends they all come

I am 50+ and I am definitely not into this and for sure would not want to do anything work related on the weekend.

I think there are people whose social lives revolve around work, and people whose social lives are external to work. If your social life depends on work, then yes, I can see why you look forward to these things and are sad when they don't happen. But for those of us who have activities and friendships independent of work, all of these work social things essentially conflict with the things we enjoy doing.

+1 and Vegas has really gone down hill. Even though I never liked it. What about New Orleans or another city with some history?

Its fun for young adults and people with young kids but my teen would have zero interest in missing their stuff to go to that now. We have been to Vegas pre-covid for work events as a family and it was fun but there is no way I'm getting on a plane and risking a few weeks of illness for a few days of fun. It's way to disruptive for me to get sick to our family.

We did for the 17-22 crowd last event a big Jeep Off Roading. We did it in a mountain resort and let the kids do the off roading!!

Don’t know if we do that again. Like $500 a ride. Damn insurance!

We own a Jeep so that’s not particularly exciting to us to do it through work. Not a chance we’d go.

It’s mandatory for management. Only staff optional.