{"id":463461,"date":"2022-06-16T00:35:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T21:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/corporate-work-retreats-are-back-and-employees-hate-them\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T00:35:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T21:35:37","slug":"corporate-work-retreats-are-back-and-employees-hate-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/corporate-work-retreats-are-back-and-employees-hate-them\/","title":{"rendered":"#Corporate work retreats are back \u2014 and employees hate them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38451c2572d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38451c2572d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/corporate-work-retreats-are-back-and-employees-hate-them\/#%E2%80%9CCorporate_work_retreats_are_back_%E2%80%94_and_employees_hate_them%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Corporate work retreats are back \u2014 and employees hate them&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCorporate_work_retreats_are_back_%E2%80%94_and_employees_hate_them%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Corporate work retreats are back \u2014 and employees hate them&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Next month, Catherine can look forward to sinking her toes in the sand, with a pi\u00f1a colada in hand, at a five-star, all-inclusive resort in Cancun.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> is also all-expenses-paid, as her company will be footing the bill. The only problem is: The product manager \u2014 who, like most of her colleagues at the marketing firm, works remotely \u2014 is dreading it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel like drinking with my co-workers at an all-inclusive resort. It\u2019s literally forced fun,\u201d the 33-year-old told The Post. (\u201cCatherine\u201d is not her real name \u2014 she was afraid of getting fired if she revealed her identity.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re really pulling out all the stops, but it\u2019s going to be a lot of work,\u201d she said of the trip, which will be five days and will include 300 of her co-workers, many of whom she\u2019s never met in person. \u201cIt\u2019s giving me \u2018senior in high school goes to Disney World\u2019 vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/work-retreat-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The corporate retreat is back, and employees are hating it.\" class=\"wp-image-22674916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/work-retreat-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/work-retreat-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/work-retreat-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Corporations are shelling out for extravagant retreats to celebrate the return to office. The problem is: The workers don\u2019t want to go. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More than two years into a pandemic that has altered our <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to work, corporations are shelling out for extravagant retreats to celebrate the return to office. They\u2019re sparing no expense as they send their employees to lavish hotels and scenic ranches, all in the name of \u201cteam-building\u201d and \u201cbonding.\u201d The problem is: The workers don\u2019t want to go. After adjusting to work-from-home life, they say they\u2019d prefer cash bonuses to trips and resent losing time to unwanted travel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year, [companies] threw the budget out the window and said, \u2018Let\u2019s just do this right.\u2019 They saved money by giving up offices, they\u2019ve moved remote and a lot of companies are calling us up with bigger budgets and scale,\u201d said Sean Hoff, founder of Moniker, a Canada-based corporate culture agency that hosts retreats and team-building activities. <\/p>\n<p>Hoff said that Moniker is averaging 30 programs a month from American corporate clients spending upward of $50,000 to host up to 300 people company-wide in places like St. Tropez, Barcelona, Dublin and Paris. That\u2019s up from just 15 programs hosted monthly in 2019, pre-pandemic.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Cabo3-1.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Carli Saffro and her team on their corporate retreat in Cabo San Lucas. \" class=\"wp-image-22673991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Cabo3-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Cabo3-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Charlie Saffro, 44 (front row, third from right), who runs a Chicago-based recruiting company remotely, used the money her company saved on office rent during 2020 and 2021 to shell out $80,000 for her employees to take a three-day weekend trip to Cabo San Lucas in February. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Terry Lerner <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Retreat-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The team at CS Recruiting.\" class=\"wp-image-22675132\" width=\"622\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Retreat-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1242 1244w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Retreat-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=932 933w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Retreat-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=622 622w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Retreat-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=311 311w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Retreat-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\"\/><figcaption>The team at CS Recruiting. Saffro said her group of 30 adults had \u201ca lot of skepticism at first,\u201d then they loosened up, especially once she said, \u201cThrow away the itinerary.\u201d\u00a0<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Terry Lerner with CS Recruiting<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But for Catherine, the upcoming retreat in Mexico is just anxiety-provoking.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHow am I supposed to dress? I don\u2019t want to wear a bathing suit in front of my co-workers,\u201d she said. \u201cEveryone is getting a basic one-piece that\u2019s not cheeky and covers your boobs \u2026 Old Navy is definitely about to see an influx of sales.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s already set her own ground rules: \u201cI said if there\u2019s zip lining, I\u2019m 100% not doing this. If there\u2019s a hike, I\u2019m not doing it. I\u2019m not getting sweaty in front of my co-workers,\u201d Catherine added. <\/p>\n<p>She said she already had to sit through an HR spiel about chaperoning the younger employees between 25 and 30 to make sure they don\u2019t over-indulge. \u201cThe rule of thumb is don\u2019t be the drunkest person there. I\u2019m honestly not going to drink at all. It\u2019s going to be an exhausting week,\u201d said Catherine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the trip, happening during the workweek, is not mandatory, Catherine feels obligated to attend, noting some colleagues with children are opting out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very uncommon that a manager isn\u2019t going,\u201d added Catherine, who does not have kids.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Retreat-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\" Charlie Saffro and her team on the beach in Cabo.\" class=\"wp-image-22675656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Retreat-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Retreat-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Retreat-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The CS recruiting team on the beach in Cabo. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Terry Lerner with CS Recruiting<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Angelica, who works in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, experienced firsthand how seemingly luxurious corporate travel can fail to live up to the hype.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>In March, the 30-year-old \u2014 who declined to give her last name, fearing retribution from her employer \u2014 trekked to a ranch in San Antonio where 25 employees from London, Paris, San Diego and Mexico could all congregate in the same time zone. The itinerary for\u00a0the three-day jaunt included horseback riding, alfresco dining and work-related t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates by the fire.<\/p>\n<p>But Angelica hated it. The food was \u201cgreasy\u201d and sharing a cabin with her international colleagues \u2014 many of whom spoke French and just a little English \u2014 was awkward. Her allergies flared up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were some communication issues, and someone got COVID,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still, employers aren\u2019t giving up on the lure of corporate retreats just yet.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Saffro, 44, who remotely runs a Chicago recruiting company, used the money her company saved on office rent during 2020 and 2021 to shell out $80,000 for her employees to take a three-day weekend trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in February. While she admits her group of 30 adults had \u201ca lot of skepticism at first,\u201d they loosened up, especially once she said, \u201cThrow away the itinerary.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also knew my place [as the boss],\u201d Saffro said. \u201cI knew I needed to be there and connect, but when dinner was over, I was like, \u2018I\u2019m going to go to bed, you have fun and the tab is open.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople connected because we took the stress out. We said, \u2018What happens in Cabo, stays in Cabo,\u2019\u201d she said.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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