Don't go off the deep end.

Alison Green of the Ask a Manager blog had a great column in Slate this week about over-zealous employer team-building activities. Here’s the intro:

“You’re not leaving yet, are you? Team karaoke starts in 10 minutes!”

(Wish I’d thought of that.)

I was tempted to just copy and paste Ms. Green’s entertaining and helpful column into this blog, but that might violate copyright laws, so instead I will link to it and strongly recommend that you read it. Meanwhile, I will focus on the legal implications for employers who are too pushy about ensuring that everyone smells like “team spirit.”

Sorry - I guess that should have been "teen spirit."

First off, let me confess that I am an INFJ , so my team-building needs are modest. I like my co-work

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