FabSwingers.com forum: Training days? Like/dislike?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

So recently I've had to attend a few training days involving a lot of people. It's way out of my comfort zone and I rarely enjoy them. I don't mean a course about a specific topic; I mean a let's build a raft kind of day. I've watched others though that seem to bloody love it. I come away thinking, I'm never getting that time back again. Are you one of those mad people that like them?

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By *ellowbabesCouple
over a year ago

newport/cwmbran

for years whilst on corporate ladder had to endure this type of brain curdling "team building" nonsense......totally agree with you OP and to this day still dont understand what was supposed to be achieved!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't mind the training days themselves

It's the people I have to go with that are the problem

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

There have been a number of times I've attended these Training Days in different companies. Common links? Tedious, mind numbingly boring and the assumption by "those in charge" that everyone instantly gels together as a group and gets on with each task.

That isn't the case. Those lacking the strengths of others in the group are further alienated by having to usually participate in role play scenarios that are the total opposite to real life!

What did I learn from them? Sod all!

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

I know how to build a raft now, and transport someone under a bridge via ropes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Most I ever gained from them was a day out of work. Rather than bringing a team together they usually highlight the cliques even more. I love the building aspect usually but as far as team building goes they're usually monotonous and pretty crap

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I like them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I attended a "team building" exercise. No one knew what we were getting ourselves into until we arrived at the high ropes course and told we all had to participate, no bottling it. I'm petrified of heights and wanted to back out but went ahead and did it. Two hours of being suspended by two safety ropes, clambering over obstacles and having to go down a zip wire to get back to earth I was greated by buzzed up colleagues, happy they'd conquered their fears or whatever. I wouldn't say I'm particularly negative but i felt disappointed in myself, I'd followed the heard instead of telling them to fuck off. This wasn't on my bucket list, I'm still petrified of heights, I didn't really get anything out if it.

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

"for years whilst on corporate ladder had to endure this type of brain curdling "team building" nonsense......totally agree with you OP and to this day still dont understand what was supposed to be achieved!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They're known as 'yawners'.

If they want to team build, pay for an hotel and open bar for the staff and let people have at it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I find most of the training days tend to be to cover the companies legal responsibilities. The training is basic repetitive and often not applicable to the environment you work in. Many companies run there training via a satellite company used to take money out thus reducing profits. The worst offenders tend to be in social care or education .

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

As a trainer, worst thing you can have is people with closed minds...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hate hate hate training days. I work with heavy machinery and I'm bloody good at what I do.

The last thing I need is some cunt who works in a office, trying to tell me how to do my job because he's "trained" to "train" people.

Unfortunately working for a large company you have to endure these things, the amount of job titles that are quite literally....totally pointless makes me laugh.

They pay me well enough to put up with the bullshit though and it doesn't happen too often so we're left to it mostly

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By *i1971Man
over a year ago

Cornwall

The last "team building day" I attended was absolute crap and I wasn't backwards in letting it be known to all those who organised and attended it

. It was a series of tasks we had to complete as a team (all indoors & board-game type of thing), but all mind-numbing. Never mind building a team, I wanted to strangle most of them by the time the day had ended. Learnt not a thing. I suppose it helped the company tick a box in some policy or other

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

"So recently I've had to attend a few training days involving a lot of people. It's way out of my comfort zone and I rarely enjoy them. I don't mean a course about a specific topic; I mean a let's build a raft kind of day. I've watched others though that seem to bloody love it. I come away thinking, I'm never getting that time back again. Are you one of those mad people that like them?"

Never had the build a raft day, but I love things like that. Get out of the comfort zone and see what happens.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

team bonding days - never been to one - we just pop to the pub on the occasion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There is no growth in comfort ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In my experience the people that do well on these days are the worst performers in the office because they are the happiest to be paid whilst being away from work.

It's a less discreet form of brainwashing when you do the dreaded feedback session - "so Bob, what did you learn from zip lining with people that aren't even your immediate colleagues?"

"Let's ignore the fact it's a leading question and I'm gonna go with, something between fuck all and how to fall down a line whilst looking ridiculous, is that what you expected me to learn?"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's quite possible that management are looking at who reacts negatively and who reacts positively,despite the irrelevance or pointlessness of the course.

The few times I have had to attend one of these sort of events,I have turned up with a smile on my face and an outwardly positive attitude,,,,whether I really feel that way or not,I'm sure positivity can never be used against me.

Cynical? Moi?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's quite possible that management are looking at who reacts negatively and who reacts positively,despite the irrelevance or pointlessness of the course.

Cynical? Moi?

It's not just possible, it's entirely probable!

These kind of require a level of double speak that my poor brain isn't equipped for. "Yes I learnt a lot about how to develop software when we did that bean bag race"

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

It's a day off

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's a day off

And paid for.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Mostly pointless

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have to do safety courses quite often. I sit and get told what I already know by some one that's not a tradesperson and drift away into my own world why these people go through there ramblings

I would rather put pins in my eyes but this is the world we live in now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's a day off

I enjoy my work. I'd rather stay in the office.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's quite possible that management are looking at who reacts negatively and who reacts positively,despite the irrelevance or pointlessness of the course.

Cynical? Moi?

I think you're right . I've been to a few where I've smiled and joined in, whilst in my head I was thinking wtf am I doing. It's like an undercover interview process sometimes and that kind of activity is used in assessment centres. I guess it depends on your personality type if you really enjoy it or not or your acting abilities.

Sarah

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's quite possible that management are looking at who reacts negatively and who reacts positively,despite the irrelevance or pointlessness of the course.

Cynical? Moi?

Sarah

I've actually had this kind of thing at initial group interviews. Big, national bar chain had the interviewees doing heads, shoulders, knees and toes in a shopping centre. See who's confident I guess

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I guess I'm a very lucky girl, my team building exercises always include gin!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Best "training day" i went on was a 4x4 day out. Learnt to drive off road, had a blast with buggies and quad bikes.

Ok i did not learn much about myself and my team mates, but is was fun.

I am a massive petrolhead.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's a day off

And paid for.

During the British Jobs For British Workers strikes, none of our company were in the unions but we worked on the sites. If they went on strike we got the day off with full pay. So we started attending the big crowd meetings and stuck our hands up voting for strikes, it was great

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