In pursuit of all things trivial
13/01/2007
Yesterday turned out to be Game Night at the office. A few of us intellectual ones already made plans to play Trivial Pursuit The rest sat around with the DS lites and alternated between Mario Kart and Bomberman.
It was a good day.
Strangely I noticed some things at Game Night which probably mirrors life:
- Some people just don’t know how to fit in. They don’t want to participate, but enjoy standing by the sidelines running a useless commentary. Needless to say they get shoed away quickly.
- Some people can’t focus on what they’re doing. They’ll get all excited about the game happening in the other group and try to join in both. They quickly get knocked off as well
This is why people form cliques at any workplace. It’s hard to get along with everyone, and there are some personalities you just can’t stand and vice versa. In the end, you gravitate towards those you have more in common with.
It’s going to be interesting when we take the trip. These groups are going to be more apparent, but I guess with some careful co-ordination it will be minimised. There will be group activities designed to help us get acquainted with each other but I think within departments the groups are going to show and the rift will likely remain.
Am excited to see if my observation is correct.
