[HN Gopher] The Right Not to Be Fun at Work
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       The Right Not to Be Fun at Work
        
       Author : fortran77
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2023-01-19 16:52 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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       | mitchbob wrote:
       | Archived: https://archive.ph/1b8il
        
       | unethical_ban wrote:
       | >Nobody wants a field trip at the expense of a generous vacation
       | allowance
       | 
       | Well that's a false dichotomy if I ever saw one.
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       | It also sounds like the French guy was fired for being a
       | miserable person to work with, not because he didn't enjoy a
       | Friday trip to the bowling alley enough.
       | 
       | I agree one should not be fired for not attending a team-builder,
       | but one should not be surprised if that reflects on your ability
       | to, frankly, be socially acceptable and either be human to
       | coworkers OR be able to put up with benign, if banal, activities
       | occasionally as a signal that you are socially competent. Social
       | competency is important as a leader or manager, particularly.
        
         | trynewideas wrote:
         | > Social competency is important as a leader or manager,
         | particularly.
         | 
         | Who gets to arbitrate social competence, and by what factors?
        
           | davidgerard wrote:
           | Sales extroverts.
        
       | hourago wrote:
       | > "There was a strong incentive and even obligation to consume
       | alcohol," Galy said. Monsieur T. alleges that he was subjected to
       | "humiliating and intrusive practices such as the simulation of
       | sexual acts, the obligation to share a bed with a colleague
       | during seminars, the usage of nicknames and the posting in the
       | office of deformed and doctored photographs."
       | 
       | I have seen managers that does not realize that employees laugh
       | at their bad jokes not because are funny but because they feel
       | obligated. This seems a company-wide case of not understanding
       | the power relationship with the employees.
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       | > Work fun is fine, but it is a poor substitute for the
       | attributes that make a workplace truly attractive: job stability,
       | proper benefits, equal pay, prospects for advancement,
       | flexibility, a respectful and well-resourced environment.
       | 
       | That is a reasonable conclusion.
        
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