Team Spirit.

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by dapperdude

Are you saying my statement is a kind of doublespeak?

Mandatory volunteerism, shared time-off programs, group healthcare (many CEO's even support government-mandated insurance), etc., are not particularly capitalistic. They are not mutually exclusive with capitalism, however. Fascism is a form of capitalism, and most Western economies are clearly forms of mixed socialism/fascism.

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Kind of, although I was really just being flip.

The things you list are neither particularly capitalistic nor particularly un-capitalistic. Just because you or I may disagree with the belief of people in corporate hierarchies that things like "mandatory volunteerism" will enhance efficiency or profitability doesn't make them socialist or anti-capitalist. Part of capitalism is that companies are going to try different stuff, some of which is going to fail miserably -- that's how, in theory, the marketplace distinguishes "**** that works" from "**** that doesn't work". Remember back in the '80s or whenever, when imitating the "team approach" of Japanese car companies was all the rage? That wasn't because a bunch of communists suddenly seized control of U.S. corporations. It was because some capitalists believed that moving toward that model would end up making their companies more profitable.

 

[DNW]

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

Well this thread had nothing to do with interviews. It had to do with actual teamwork.

You can't have actual teamwork if the dipshits hired don't pull their own share. Real, productive, teamwork at a work place is a rare beast. Most of the time there are 20-30% of the people pulling the load of the entire team.

 

[Britalian]

Originally Posted by Dedalus

Guys, you're going to have to start playing ball and taking a proactive approach to these trust-building exercises. The resulting synergy is invaluable to our outside-the-box mindset, thus building an efficient and productive goal-oriented team.

A better example of corporate wank-speak one couldn't hope to find. Hilarious and much appreciated. Isn't there some kind of corporate-speak generator, like the po-mo one?

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by Dedalus

Guys, you're going to have to start playing ball and taking a proactive approach to these trust-building exercises. The resulting synergy is invaluable to our outside-the-box mindset, thus building an efficient and productive goal-oriented team.

For someone with a James Joyce avatar, that sure is some irony.

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by rzi

LK not a fan of the girls are ya?

What does this have to do with teamwork unless you're some sort of bukkake fiend?

 

[Huntsman]

Originally Posted by GQgeek

Again, I'm not bemoaning team work because it's essential in a modern work environment. Many tasks are simply too big or complicated for one person, especially in engineering and technical disciplines. I'm bemoaning some of the stupid ass activities some employers make you participate in because they think it makes team members "closer" or work better together. Maybe it does for some people, but I just find it annoying because I have no problems conveying ideas or managing workflow in a team environment. LK is fundamentally right in his assesment. They people that benefit from those sorts of activities are dolts.

+1 These 'activities' are designed to foster the same kind of comeraderie one gets from actually working with those you respect and like, but it is a cheap substitute with a lot of negative effects. Real teamwork is still rare, and this junk actually decreases its incidence by creating negative feelings in those cases that would otherwise not exist, inhibiting the best of them.

The best teams are always mavericks that play their way. The worst 'teams' are those created and fostered by beauracracy; they are called committees at best.

Regards,
Huntsman

 

[MetroStyles]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

What does this have to do with teamwork unless you're some sort of bukkake fiend?

What use are girls with no bukkake??

 

[Stazy]

While you may dislike so-called teamwork LK, there are many complex tasks that our modern societies could not accomplish as efficiently without coordination between many highly skilled and specialized individuals that need to work in teams, groups... whatever you want to call them. An individual's ability to collaborate well with others is therefore an important skill for many professionals today.

The season premier of house confirmed this.

 

[Dedalus]

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

What use are girls with no bukkake??

-Laundry/ironing
-Vaginas
-Cooking
-Cleaning
-Babies
-Smelling nice