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BOSS ORGANISE AFTER-WORK GATHERINGS & EXPECT STAFF TO COME OR CAREER AFFECTED

‘Compulsory’ after work activities?

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I’d like to ask working folks how common does your bosses or companies organize after work activities that you are somehow expected to attend? Are you okay with attending those or feel unhappy inside and is just forced to attend?

I watched a documentary about how Japanese employees have to attend after work drinking and socializing with their colleagues and some do it almost everyday.

It reminds me of my previous company. My boss and one of the team leaders are big extroverts and they love to organize after work dinners and get togethers every 1-2 weeks.

They didn’t say it’s compulsory but I was told that the unwritten expectation is that I need to attend or my career would get affected if I don’t.

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The company itself also loves to organize team bonding stuff frequently and again it is expected for staff to attend. I hated these stuff and needless to say I didn’t last long there.

Luckily my next job doesn’t have such bulls**t. Weirdly some ppl appear to enjoy those and always appeared happy and energetic.

I dk how prevalent are such activities are in sg. Would love to hear stories and how do employees rly feel abt them!

Netizens’ comments

  1. Always differentiate if its a job or a career. A lot of jobs i had were jobs. I had no interest in growing or staying long. So I wouldn’t give a fuck.
    If you want to stay for long, then yeah, you have to do some of these once in awhile.
  2. If team dinner I’ll go. If company event I’ll go. If it’s an extra event and I don’t feel like it, I’ll pass. It all depends on your level of interest and engagement. I think some companies don’t care if you go or don’t since people have lives outside of work. Generally
  3. but to be honest, i lead a team of >20 and its a variety of wants. some ppl tell me they miss their prev workplace where they would meet for dinners and even go for activities on weekends together. some ppl tell me “rheinl, i will only attend 1 event every quarter” i ask some managers if i should be responsible for turning those on the team into well-adjusted adults? the ans is also a mixed bag of “yes” and “no”
    so in the end is a compromise whereby we will organize events and nudge those that that are less sociable to come occasionally but leave it not compulsory. we try to target those activities as inclusive as possible (so no “drinks” or “KTV” nights) but its frankly impossible to satisfy everyone
    on my end, i use these events as opportunities to talk to folks who seem to be having a hard time a little more (again, in an office environment, not everyone is willing to spill the beans in a 1-on-1). so i would say as someone with less work exp, these are pretty good opportunities to share with yr mgr / director something you dont normally share that could be beneficial to your progression / current work environment
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