Sunday, June 15, 2008

"Team Building" at AMEX

Friday was our team building activity day which was quite fun actually. We started by getting lunch at a really good sandwich place and ate at the park. We followed that up with a trip to Boondocks which is a family fun center of sorts with Go Karts, Laser Tag, Mini-Golf, Bumper Boats, Video Games, and batting cages.

Here are a few of the highlights:

1. My manager's boss was on a business call off on a little grassy hill away from all the rides while we waited in line for the water boats, and my direct report boss had the brilliant idea to get one of the workers at Boondocks to go up to him and say something to the effect of "There have been some complaints that you have been recording videos of the children here at the park. Someone has also complained that you approached their child and were talking to them." So he got someone to do it while we all watched him get punk'd. It was hilarious.

2. Watching my bosses tie my co-worker's shoe to the railing without him knowing while we waited to go on the Go Karts.

3. Watching that same co-worker try to bunt in the fast-pitch batting cages because he wasn't having any success trying to hit the ball.

That's how we do "Team Building" at AMEX. It was more of a Go Kart competition than anything, mixed with the best ideas for punking.

1 comment:

Becky, Ryan, Oliver, Amelie, and Nora said...

I love it. I wish I could have witnessed the pedifile prank, that is hilarious. You must have some interesting characters there for sure.