I've worked for a company that did those types of things and I found it awful. On top of the work, you had to negotiate strained, forced, Corporate Fun. After 10 hours working, the last thing I wanted was to be told by the company that was exploiting me that I should smile and be grateful and give it my all in the Company Nintendo Wii Bowling Tournament.
> The work may be mndane and shitty, but slogging through with friends makes it a million times better.
You make it sound like school and as though the workers are children. People don't want to be infantilized at work. They want to feel as though they are valuable -- that the work they are doing has some impact in the world -- and they want to be compensated fairly for it.
Well I wasn't suggesting they were to be infantilized. I was suggesting there jobs aren't worth very much and certainly aren't fun, and that the company can offer ways to make life better that aren't costly.
If someone wants to feel their work is valuable, the should probably find some work that is valuable.
Btw, I didn't suggest the company sponser or track any of this.
> The work may be mndane and shitty, but slogging through with friends makes it a million times better.
You make it sound like school and as though the workers are children. People don't want to be infantilized at work. They want to feel as though they are valuable -- that the work they are doing has some impact in the world -- and they want to be compensated fairly for it.