April 17, 2013

Not Everyone Likes the Company Picnic




Social Events Don’t Build Unity for Those Who Differ from Rest of Team

The workers who may have the most to gain from attending company social events may be the ones who actually get the least value from them, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that, in general, workers tended to report closer relationships with their colleagues the more that they attended company social events and shared their nonwork lives with their co-workers.