Team Building
I work in mental health (yeah I know right?)
It’s for a charity that offers housing and support services for those with mental health issues. The pay sucks but I love it and I’m fucking good at it too.
The job can be tough at times because not every can be helped. So today was another staff day. We have them regularly in order to relax and refocus.
We’re only a team of 20 and amazingly I get along with everyone (though daily we all work solo) I’ve never had a job where that’s true before. I think it’s because we’re all fixers and each have their own personal experience of mental illness.
But I absolutely loathe team building exercises. I will happily recant ‘embarrassing’ stories about giving birth or ripping my nipple ring out but ask me to talk about my positive attributes and I’d rather stick hot pokers into my eyes.
It’s for a charity that offers housing and support services for those with mental health issues. The pay sucks but I love it and I’m fucking good at it too.
The job can be tough at times because not every can be helped. So today was another staff day. We have them regularly in order to relax and refocus.
We’re only a team of 20 and amazingly I get along with everyone (though daily we all work solo) I’ve never had a job where that’s true before. I think it’s because we’re all fixers and each have their own personal experience of mental illness.
But I absolutely loathe team building exercises. I will happily recant ‘embarrassing’ stories about giving birth or ripping my nipple ring out but ask me to talk about my positive attributes and I’d rather stick hot pokers into my eyes.
