I have to go bowling tonight...
It's not a case of i want to go bowling or i need to go bowling, it's well and truly a case of i have to go bowling. I'm not a very sporty person by nature and don't really go for competitive sports, lets just say it's not my cup of tea. It's just that tonight i have to go bowling.
My department is having a get together and they all decided, without my consent mind you, to go bowling. Why bowling, I ask you, why? Why not erm... Drink at the pub, but then again a lot of them don't drink, or a dinner out, wel cuz it's too expensive... So bowling it is...
Big companies always seem to try and find something for their employees to do to 'build team spirit' or 'increase morale' , and it usually involves outings where people are forced to do things they wouldn't ordinarily do. These things can be mandated and compulsory, like management training sessions or like golf. I suppose it's a nice thing to do but shit, i hate it when i have to go do something because i have no option otherwise, I mean if it was my own idea i don't think i'd be so upset about it...
What can i say, nothing really, i just have to go. If i don't then it'll be a case of me being an upstart new guy, I won't be a team player or anything else along those lines. I'm sorry, i don't mean to jab at people who actually enjoy the sport (is it a sport? maybe it is, like how snooker is a sport), but i can't think of anything less i would like to do on a wednesday evening when i can go back home early then bowling.
Well, it could be worse, I mean they might ask me to go play bingo or something....
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