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Was work culture better across the board 20 years ago?
Posted on 12/4/16 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 12/4/16 at 1:15 pm
I was talking with a coworker this week and he was talking about how great it was in the late 90s early 00s. Management brining in beer during the work day, ping pong, box seats at sporting events.
I've actually heard it several times from people in different professions.
I've actually heard it several times from people in different professions.
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Posted on 12/4/16 at 1:17 pm to athenslife101
I watched Mad Men.
If you were a white man you could drink and nap at work.
So yea, much better.
If you were a white man you could drink and nap at work.
So yea, much better.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 1:24 pm to bird35
Posted on 12/4/16 at 3:39 pm to athenslife101
yes, prior to the Millennials screwed everything up.
a person reaching young adulthood around the year 2000; a Generation Yer.
"the industry brims with theories on what makes millennials tick"
a person reaching young adulthood around the year 2000; a Generation Yer.
"the industry brims with theories on what makes millennials tick"
Posted on 12/4/16 at 3:44 pm to athenslife101
My office brings in beer twice a week, we get catered lunch daily and we have ping pong in the break room.
You may need a new job.
You may need a new job.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 3:53 pm to athenslife101
And all of your coworkers could smoke at their desk...
whether you liked it,
or not.
ETA: Well, 25 years ago anyway.
I've never been in an office where drinking was commonplace. Then again, I pretty much grew up at UPS... not a good place to promote drinking...
whether you liked it,
or not.
ETA: Well, 25 years ago anyway.
I've never been in an office where drinking was commonplace. Then again, I pretty much grew up at UPS... not a good place to promote drinking...
This post was edited on 12/4/16 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 12/4/16 at 3:58 pm to Grassy1
We've had beer after work a couple times, we have lunch for $2.50 a day, and we have corn hole boards and play Pedro at lunch also have a gym in the office.
All in all it's not bad. They do what they can to keep morale up.
All in all it's not bad. They do what they can to keep morale up.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 4:01 pm to athenslife101
Yeah, throughout the 2000s it seems like companies started to develop and enforce more office policies and there is less "overlooking" certain things. Every office has someone who is completely "by the books" so that's part of the problem..
Posted on 12/4/16 at 4:13 pm to athenslife101
quote:
Management brining in beer during the work day
don't like salty beer, thx
Posted on 12/4/16 at 4:15 pm to OweO
It's all about lawyers.
Lawyers write the laws, then charge us to sue each other.
We pay higher premiums to pay for it all.
And have less fun doing it cause everyone is scared of getting sued.
Lawyers. Our downfall.
Lawyers write the laws, then charge us to sue each other.
We pay higher premiums to pay for it all.
And have less fun doing it cause everyone is scared of getting sued.
Lawyers. Our downfall.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 4:18 pm to athenslife101
Human Resources ruined all of that.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 4:21 pm to 3deadtrolls
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Human Resources ruined all of that.
Wouldn't be a need for Human Resources if not for lawyers
Posted on 12/4/16 at 4:35 pm to athenslife101
It was better even in the 00s. When people actually showed up for work as opposed to working from wherever
Posted on 12/4/16 at 5:05 pm to athenslife101
20 years ago I was in kindergarten and the work we did was awesome. Coloring, learning letters, nap time, getting underneath parachutes, chocolate milk delivered straight to my desk.... oh yes those were the times
Posted on 12/4/16 at 5:06 pm to Grassy1
quote:
It's all about lawyers.
Lawyers write the laws, then charge us to sue each other.
We pay higher premiums to pay for it all.
And have less fun doing it cause everyone is scared of getting sued.
Lawyers. Our downfall.
I am guessing the one person who downvoted this is a lawyer, but its pretty much dead on.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 5:23 pm to athenslife101
no, the workplace in general was not better at all...at that time, management ruled by fear and didn't treat people very well at all. task for the day for any manager was to cruise around the place yelling and cussing everyone to scare them into productivity.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 5:41 pm to athenslife101
quote:
Was work culture better across the board 20 years ago?
Probably not. What would you do at work besides minesweeper and solitaire?
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:14 pm to foreverLSU
Engineering firm
We have weekly ping pong tournaments
We have weekly ping pong tournaments
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:17 pm to athenslife101
Absolutely. HR culture had started establishing itself by then, but it wasn't the nazi terror it has become at most workplaces. People worked fewer hours for better pay relative to inflation, offices were more relaxed, people had fewer jobs in their office so they could have greater specialization and focus, people were not connected to their job 24/7 and expected to always answer calls and emails, ect. It was completely different.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 7:13 pm to athenslife101
You used to be able to grab coworkers by the pussy. Now, they frown upon it. bullshite
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