The top 5 things one should never do at a work event
Work events, especially when the company is providing the members of staff an opportunity to team build can be a great team day out. However, here are the top 5 things one should never do at a work event.
We must all be aware that there are boundaries that we must adhere to.
Just because it’s a casual team day out at the company’s expense doesn’t mean that team members of either sexes can behave in a manner that does them a disservice and upsets and puts strain on other team members.
There are lots and lots of ways that a team day out can be a great success. It can promote team inclusiveness; learn about people’s hobbies and how they live their lives outside the work environment and their work team.
Dress code
The first thing team members should really do is be appropriately dressed for the occasion. There is more to that that being modestly dressed. If the team members are meeting in a country or rural setting, team players should wear sensible clothes, even bring flat shoes or wellington boots if the day is going to be wet.
If the team is going to get involve in boating event or water sports put on proper gear and lots of it as it can be cold at sea even on warm days.
My advice for team building in the city and if it is early in the day, is to be dressed in a smart casual way. An evening event for the team should be done with a bit of glamour.
To recap on point one, fella’s should not turn up for the team event wearing track suit bottoms and a hoodie. Likewise, ladies should not wear skirts too short, boob tubes and dress like a slapper.
Stay Sober
The second point is to stay sober. Team building events are a way of letting members of the company relax and enjoy the day out. As a team member, do not stick your head into the trough and drink like you were a camel getting ready for a trip across the desert. Getting plastered on the free bar counter raises all sorts of problems. Team members are always watching. You are always being observed.
Don’t let the team down. When your back teeth are submerged, the words will slur and you will begin to talk through a different part of your anatomy. Ladies falling off their stilettos is a most undignified sight. Next casualty is the eyesight. You can’t identify anyone and your thought and speech filter gets switched off. As a team member you become an embarrassment and spoil the team day out for all the other team mates.
No Offensive Remarks
The third is making inappropriate remarks to a team colleague. This is offensive and upsetting and can lead to a strained relationship with fellow work colleagues in the days that follow. The dreaded drink can be an influencing factor in this case. All people have feelings so respect theirs. Once the words come out, like tooth paste, it’s impossible to get it back into the tube. Respect your team mates.
Emotional Feelings
The fourth is something that all team players must keep under control. Personal emotional feelings and perhaps fantasy designs on one of the team must be controlled. Just because it’s the team day out does not give any team member the right to make an inappropriate pass at another member of the team. Does booze play any part in this behavior, of course it does. The moral compass starts to move off true north and fix on anyone that looks attractive.
The Big One
Number five and final one, don’t racially abuse any team member at any time
