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Ask HN: How are you teambuilding while in quarantine?

9 points| misterspaceman | 5 years ago

Our company used to be very active with after-work events, like happy hours, karaoke nights, etc. With quarantine, we've found it a bit more challenging to organize social events. We tried a virtual happy hour for a while, but it fizzled out after a few weeks.

What creative things have your teams done for social events while in quarantine?

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dyingkneepad|5 years ago

We teambuild by trash talking management and executives on our private IRC channel every day during business hours.

I always hated these after-work events you described. I'd rather spend my evenings with my wife and kids than with some random dudes. Even if I like them, I like wife and kids more.

Now if it's a happy hour during business hours, then it's fine. I will attend and leave at whatever is the time I leave work to go home.

itsdrewmiller|5 years ago

Did your virtual happy hours fizzle out because people didn't like them, or because no one took the ball on keeping them going? I think just taking initiative to make sure they are happening is half the battle.

In addition to happy hours we've gotten people on discord and done some coordinated gaming.

dave_sid|5 years ago

Virtual pub on a Friday, via Zoom, has been surprisingly successful.