The workplace is changing quickly and young people need genuine-life human interaction to succeedA few months ago,I was asked to give a talk approximately fun. The chief executive of a local council had read a column I had written approximately the culture of the NHS and wanted me to lecture senior managers on “how to gain fun in the workplace”. An image of David Brent dad-dancing around The Office flashed into my mind, but I dismissed it and said yes.
Faced with a booked council chamber, and questions approximately PowerPoint and the prospect of an hour that made a cervical smear feel like a treat,I dredged through memories of working life from the age of 15. There was the job in the health food shop, where the manager told me I should eat carrots for my spots. There was the bookshop where the staff bought me black stockings and suspenders. There was the office where I spent the whole of my first day trying to type one letter and had to hide the bin.
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Source: theguardian.com