By Donna Bulseco and Gary Sernovitz Aug. 29, 2019 2:11 pm ET Why I Love Them THE FIRST TIME I heard the term was when a co-worker shrieked ‘Off-sites are awesome!’ on hearing that our staff would be undertaking a two-day company retreat at Mohonk Mountain House, a resort in New York’s Hudson Valley. The goals: brainstorming and bonding. I cringed at the thought of being cooped up with rah-rah types brown-nosing the boss, of being obliged to make “whoop whoop” sounds at every turn.
At my off-site in Mohonk, no birds of prey swooped in to teach us trust, but we achieved a lively camaraderie while trooping en masse around the lake. My bragging rights from that trip? I met my best friend and still wear the olive fleece I got in the welcome bag. Activities that are enjoyable at, say, a bachelor party—driving fast cars, parasailing, those weird antigravity tunnels—are best done with your real friends. Some folks are tempted by a related line of logic: People like to drink a lot, people like to dance, your colleagues are people, so at the off-site, your colleagues should be drinking a lot, dancing, or both. This is a stupid idea—but not an uncommon one.
Puglia, Italy Borgo Egnazia Situated in the seaside city of Savelletri di Fasano, the luxury hotel’s limestone villas, spa and Michelin-starred restaurants nicely deliver on atmosphere and amenities. But it’s the activities on-site and nearby that make it impressive, said Embark Beyond’s Jack Ezon, who took a private equity group of 180 there two summers ago. There was a vintage-car road rally in the village square, day trips to vineyards and an archaeologist-led tour of Bronze Age tombs.
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If the boss is there, you're working.
I would never -- I mean never -- want to see my co-workers in beach attire or vice versa. And that's without even considering our managers.
I was asked if I smoke in a tech job interview b/c that's what they did at the 'off-sites'. SanFrancisco
A much larger group of hard working Americans are more worried about where their next meal is coming from as if the WSJ gives a shit.........
I have never had to do this, but my husband reported back that everyone just got drunk at his.
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