Company away days are usually spent through team building, seminars or charity which are said to be stodgy and humiliating. Nowadays, cookery classes for companies are offered in some parts of Europe. Food@Work handled cooking classes of SIG, a hardware company based in London. SIG employees say that working in the kitchen loosened taut officers.
Belguim-based Waffle Workshop originally targeted tourists but focused on companies instead because of perils that happened last year. Making waffles while knowing their colleagues more made attendees euphoric. France-based L’Atelier des Sens holds at least 150 team building cookery classes with 50 instructing chefs per month. L’Atelier des Sens observed that the organizational chart does not necessarily apply in the kitchen. According to HR expert Lisa Lyons, cookery classes can surely develop camaraderie in a team.
Vocabulary:
stodgy- dull
taut- tense
peril- danger
euphoric- enthusiastic
camaraderie- a spirit of familiarity and closeness
True or False:
- Company away days are said to be stodgy and humiliating.
- There are cookery classes available in London, Belgium, and France.
- L’Atelier des Sens offers classes that make Belgian waffles.
- Food@Work is located in Belgium.
- HR expert Lisa Lyons say that cookery classes can develop a team.
Express your opinion:
- In your opinion, how should company away days be spent?
- What does teamwork and camaraderie mean to you?
- How do you work with people you don’t get along with?
- Do you think teamwork will instantly improve after a company away day activity? Please explain your answer.
- Do you think cookery classes will work well with your colleagues at work? Please explain your answer.
Defend your argument:
- The organizational chart does not matter outside work.
- Being a good leader is also being a good follower.
- There is no “I” in teamwork.