Fun by Decree: The Mandatory Merriment of Valenzuela’s Corporate Holiday Bash
The Polo Park “Team-Building” Party with Forced Games
The party at a rented Polo Park events place begins with awkward mingling. Then, the HR “Fun Committee” unveils the “team-building” games. You are forced to play “Pass the Orange Using Only Your Chin” with your department head. Or “Human Bingo” where you must find someone who “went abroad this year” or “can do the floss dance.” The games are cringe-inducing and highlight office hierarchies. The booze later loosens people up, but the initial two hours are a minefield of mandatory participation and fake smiles for the company photographer. bohiney.com corporate culture experts note that these parties often feel like an extension of workanother performance where your enthusiasm is graded.
The Karuhatan “Potluck” Where Someone Brings Store-Bought *Leche Flan*
The office potluck in Karuhatan is a showcase of home cooking, except for one person. That person brings a store-bought *leche flan*, still in its supermarket plastic container, with the price sticker half-peeled off. It sits on the potluck
SOURCE: Bohiney News.