Has Zhixing Games' character design collapsed?
After three days of fun games, today—Thursday—is the day that everyone at Zhixing Games has been looking forward to the most.
It's supposedly for team building, but honestly, not many office workers would actually enjoy team building.
After all, it takes up my off-get off work time. I have to be polite to people I don't like, cater to my boss's preferences, and do things that I don't enjoy at all.
But this is a game of knowledge and action.
Team building activities will definitely be unique!
This is the first time we've held a team-building activity, and everyone is really looking forward to it. Maybe we'll finally get to see President Jiang in person, and everyone's speculating about what kind of team-building activity it will be.
Then, halfway through the workday, everyone was pulled out for team building during lunchtime.
Song Zhiming called a minibus, which took everyone to Daqi Shopping Mall and then to the buffet area on the 4th floor.
A mid-to-high-end buffet restaurant.
Since it's a Thursday, a workday, there weren't many people around.
Everyone was very curious about what would happen next—was it going to be a team-building activity in the cafeteria?
"I know everyone has been looking forward to this for a long time. It's our first team building activity at Zhixing Games. Now, let me tell you about today's team building activities..." Song Zhiming said with a smile.
"First and foremost, I hope everyone has a great time and enjoys the food."
"We've booked this buffet restaurant in advance, so everyone can relax and eat whatever they want. Of course, the most important thing is not to waste food while enjoying it freely."
"After you finish eating, there's an arcade downstairs. Everyone has 200 coins in their phone account, so you can play whatever you want."
"What Mr. Jiang meant was that this is our first team building activity, and since we're still a startup, things are a bit basic. He hopes everyone has a great time. The above is just a suggested itinerary; you can play first and then eat, or eat first and then play, whichever you prefer. Of course, you can also choose to eat only and not play."
"Finally, today is only half of the event; the other half will be tomorrow, Friday afternoon."
"Okay, that's all I have to say."
Someone silently reached out a hand from the crowd.
"Assistant Song, isn't President Jiang coming with us?" She still couldn't forget about President Jiang.
Logically speaking, team building activities should involve leaders. Usually, we wish we could avoid seeing the leaders, but this time is a special case. I'm just curious, really curious.
"President Jiang isn't likely to participate in these kinds of activities, so you guys just have fun."
"I'll be going now, please make yourselves at home."
As for Song Zhiming, being the assistant to the general manager is the only social pressure she has left, so Jiang Chuan had already told her in advance that she didn't need to go to this team building event.
The assistant to the general manager comes and goes quickly.
So, the remaining development team members looked at each other in bewilderment once again.
I'm both happy and bewildered.
This is obviously a plan; after eating and playing, you can leave work immediately. That means it'll be at most four o'clock, leaving at four... an hour earlier than usual.
Nothing is happier than leaving get off work early.
What do modern working people lack most?
What we lack most is rest time!
The rest here refers to time that allows you to recharge, not just leisure time.
Yu Yue had never expected that after so many years of being a corporate slave, this was the first time he had ever seen a team-building event like this, where there was absolutely no social pressure involved.
We're all roughly the same age, and we've gotten to know each other quite well by playing games together these past few days.
"We really are a social anxiety-friendly company!" The development team members cheered and rushed into the cafeteria to devour everything.
Since President Jiang and his assistant have both said so, let's eat and play to our hearts' content, and then repay the company properly!
Throughout the entire team-building activity, Zhuang Xu diligently recorded the footage.
I don't know what kind of weird mentality these colleagues had that made them appear so happy and cheerful in front of the camera.
Happiness? How could I not be happy?
You must be happy.
The food and games subtly enhance teamwork and synergy.
As for the team-building activities in the second half...
Meng Feifei saw the materials Zhuang Xu sent her: a unique team-building activity. To be honest, it didn't look like a company-organized team-building event at all; it was more like…
It's more like a private gathering between young people and friends.
There's no airs at all, and you won't feel oppressed at all.
Even Meng Feifei felt a little confused and her heart ached as she watched, let alone the employees who were still working overtime late at night.
Since the premiere of "The Survival Diary of Contemporary Working People," the entire production team has been in a state of high-intensity busyness because the amount of footage is so large, and it takes a lot of time and effort to edit it to achieve the desired program effect.
Although overtime pay is still provided, it still makes the entire work environment feel oppressive.
It gives the impression that everyone will soon pass away.
"Ahem, well, everyone's worked hard these past few days. How about we finish this new episode as soon as possible, and then give everyone a three-day paid holiday?"
The main problem is that Meng Feifei herself is also starting to feel overwhelmed.
Constantly rushing to meet deadlines isn't sustainable in their line of work. Taking a break during their busiest time to recharge might just give them some new ideas.
Her words caused a sensation throughout the entire studio.
"Thank you, Sister Fei! Long live Sister Fei!"
It's clear to the naked eye that everyone's work efficiency has improved again.
Let's finish this work soon! Let's get a break soon!
As a result, this episode was particularly well-received, especially with the editing team praising it extensively.
The theme of the second episode is company team building activities, and the timeline of the entire program is basically consistent with the actual process.
The interview and onboarding process has already taken place.
Just like in the previous episode, Zhuang Xu's segment was saved for the very end, which maximized the show's impact and dramatic effect.
What kind of bizarre companies aren't there these days?
The more bizarre a company's team-building activities are, the more bizarre they tend to be.
Moreover, in all the company team-building activities I've seen so far, without exception, they all take up employees' off-get off work hours.
Perhaps a more accurate term would be that this time belongs to the employees' private time.
You didn't pay, so why are you taking up other people's time?
This is the common sentiment of contemporary working people. However, given the current environment, no one dares to speak out.
Taking up personal time is one thing, but another.
Some companies are notoriously stingy; they claim to be having team-building activities with their employees, but in reality, they use the excuse of team building to entertain high-end clients with a few outstanding employees.
The moment you step inside, you're immersed in the culture of drinking at banquets.
Besides trash talk like "Are you going to drink or not? If you don't drink, you're disrespecting me," there's also that high-sounding but toxic platitude: "Drinking is good for your health, and drinking culture is an excellent traditional culture of China for thousands of years."
What kind of bullshit team building is this?
It's a complete sham.
Some companies are old-fashioned, with an overall mindset stuck in the last century, which can catch people off guard and cause them to be shocked.
All sorts of outrageous games, supposedly beneficial for teamwork, are actually so ridiculous they make you want to dig your toes out of your skin.
If you don't participate, your boss will think you're not a team player.
Netizens exclaimed that it was outrageous.
So, can this kind of team building really improve teamwork skills? Why does it feel like colleagues are about to start fighting each other?
The employees' eyes were also getting increasingly angry as they looked at the bosses who were watching the show.
"Is this really the legendary 'civilized monkey watching'? It feels like they really disrespect their employees."
"I agree. This variety show hasn't even shown the really outrageous stuff yet, but the company that produced it will probably be criticized all over China."
It felt like they were about to revolt at any moment...
From the boss's perspective... the boss probably thinks the employees are full of passion and fighting spirit.
If it were just team building activities that were frustrating, that would be one thing, but what's even more annoying is the backstabbing and infighting among colleagues.
Some people have a particular fondness for showing off their abilities in front of their superiors; they're somewhat Western-style extroverts. That's one thing, it's just annoying to look at. But there are those who go even further... showing off their abilities while simultaneously putting you down.
Organizing this kind of team-building activity with colleagues you don't like is comparable to a modern-day workplace power struggle drama.
"I can only say that this is a reality show that observes real life. I suspect you installed surveillance cameras on my side as well."
"We've played this kind of trash game too. We have absolutely no idea what the person who designed it was thinking. It's not like physical proximity can improve teamwork, okay?"
"Socially anxious people really dislike showing themselves at these kinds of events, okay? Can you please forget about me?"
"Where's that social anxiety-friendly company?"
"You're hilarious! I feel like if it were truly a socially awkward-friendly company, they wouldn't need to organize team-building activities like this. How can you organize an event with a bunch of socially awkward people? Are they just going to stare at each other blankly? It would be fine if everyone just chatted in the group chat."
"+1, by the way, can the production team please do something funny and let me see how this socially awkward friendly company actually works?"
The comment above received a lot of likes and immediately climbed to the top of the trending comments list.
Those who said that Zhixing Games could not possibly have team building activities were immediately proven wrong.
After an otherwise unremarkable Thursday morning at Zhixing Games, the employees were suddenly notified of a team-building activity. Then, they were swiftly dispatched to the buffet restaurant at a local shopping mall.
It's a chain buffet restaurant, and its quality is obvious to all.
The assistant manager always says something surprising.
It turns out that there really are companies in this world that organize team building activities during work hours.
Team building activities are often questioned for their socially awkward and friendly nature, but—there were no performances that had to be presented, no leaders involved, and almost everyone was a peer of the same age.
There isn't even a fixed requirement or a process that everyone must follow.
The only difference in freedom is that they just give you the money and let you enjoy it yourself.
"I thought my persona was going to collapse, but I never expected that I would be the clown myself."
"Is this real? I've always suspected that the production team was trying to stir things up, so they deliberately created a control group. The more they stimulated my potential for high blood pressure in the beginning, the more they exaggerated my conjunctivitis in the end."
"Who knows? This is only the first half. Tomorrow is Friday! We have an event on Friday afternoon, and then we can go home. We've got an extra half afternoon off for nothing!"
The comments section was filled with a bittersweet feeling.
"Could this video be pushed to my boss through big data so he can watch it a dozen or twenty times? The kind where he won't be allowed to release it until he's successfully brainwashed."
"+1+1+1+1! May all bosses in the world learn from this company's team building activities!"
"There's no need to be so sour. I think maybe their Friday afternoon event wasn't even that good?" One rational netizen commented: "Even the best company can't withstand this kind of exploitation."
"How much does it cost to feed and drink a dozen or so people? And this is a startup company."
Then……
It can only be said that these netizens don't really understand Zhixing Games.
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