Am i nuts or is this just silly...

[bparker]

Our HR director calls me today asking if I will be attending the sr manager meeting dinner held the first night of the meetings.

I tell her yes, of course I plan on attending...

She tells me that they are doing something different this year, so I ask well lets hear it...

They have found some resturant (which is rumored to be very popular) that you come in pick out what you would like to eat out of pretty much all knids of foods and then are supervised by a master chef to COOK IT YOURSELF.

After you are done cooking your own meal, you then get to eat it.

I jokingly asked, and we paid for this?

Isnt the point of going "out to dinner" is to have someone else that can cook better than you actually cook it for you and be served?

Am i nuts? Or is this just silly to have all of our sr management fly into town for our annual meeting and take them to a resturant where they are made to cook thier own meals...

silly in my opinion

[dеiтайожни]

I would make pancakes.

[evldave]

Originally Posted by bparker

Our HR director calls me today asking if I will be attending the sr manager meeting dinner held the first night of the meetings.

I tell her yes, of course I plan on attending...

She tells me that they are doing something different this year, so I ask well lets hear it...

They have found some resturant (which is rumored to be very popular) that you come in pick out what you would like to eat out of pretty much all knids of foods and then are supervised by a master chef to COOK IT YOURSELF.

After you are done cooking your own meal, you then get to eat it.

I jokingly asked, and we paid for this?

Isnt the point of going "out to dinner" is to have someone else that can cook better than you actually cook it for you and be served?

Am i nuts? Or is this just silly to have all of our sr management fly into town for our annual meeting and take them to a resturant where they are made to cook thier own meals...

Yeah, totally. My last management meeting they dragged us to Tommy Guns (in Chicago) which is a 20's style speakeasy restaraunt where they call you up on stage an make fun of you. Not only was I called up on stage, the entire management team took pictures and sent them to a bunch of my staff. Total f'ing bull**** (I had a good time but I'm a stick-in-the-mud manager what happens @ management dinners should stay @ management dinners). Needless to say, I xferred out of that department soon thereafter.

I heard at their next management meeting (in San Jose), the went to a Sharks game, showed up late, the VP in charge of the meeting made everyone wear matching company shirts. A bunch of Sharks fans started pitching them sht, talking trash. The game went a little long, so they had to leave 5 minutes early because the limo they rented was there. They actually had food thrown at them for leaving early!! My boss was a BEYOTCH - I f'ing hated that job

[KenP]

Team building. It's a new concept.

FWIW, this place has some of the best steaks I've ever had:
http://thegratesteak.com/

[Agriv8r]

Originally Posted by KenP

Team building. It's a new concept.

YEAH, HEARD YOU WERE BUILDING THE YUKON TEAM. NEXT THING YOU KNOW THERES A PRIUS IN THE DRIVEWAY!!!

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF KEN IS STILL ALLOWED TO POST???

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

Thats dumb. Cooking your own meal is something you do when you have to. Going out to dinner is aptly named 'going out to dinner' because you are served and cooked for. Its relaxing.

Whoever came up with the idea for that restaurant is a genious. Think of all the staff salaries he saves!

[KenP]

Originally Posted by Hummer Aficionado_VT

Whoever came up with the idea for that restaurant is a genious. Think of all the staff salaries he saves!

Having been the restaurant biz for a number of years, I don't believe he saves a nickle in labor. Not only do they have your normal bartenders, waitstaff and hostess's, but they also have a full kitchen staff plus guys that take care of the grill.

Obviously, I'm referencing the link I posted.