Kumbaya

You've all done it. Team Building! As a former camp counselor, there are few things I love more than Ice Breakers and Team Building. Seriously... 2 truths and a lie? I'm there! Human Knot? LOVES IT!

So you'll agree that nothing makes you want to sing Kumbaya (please watch the linked video, you'll thank me later) quite like a forced team-building event for a bunch of corporate types. For this episode of craig-ployment I was a "Team-Building Assistant" stationed at the Delind Gallery of Fine Art, as 'the girl in the red beret'. Sounds like a great way to make $100 bucks, right?

My Craig-ployer, a Boston based team building company, was hired to produce their version of "The Amazing Race" and charged 5 very capable craig-ployees with the task of leading the traveling teams of 5-7 international corporate folk to complete various challenges.

Unfortunately for this bunch it was a VERY hot and sticky summer day, and boy did they feel it as they completed tasks such as, (I named these)
* Eat this random crap in a bowl task
* Be a creeper in the children's section at a bookstore task*Put lots of hair shit awkwardly on your Asian coworker's dome who doesn't speak English very well task.
You could see it on their faces, this had been an uncomfortable day in more ways than one. Kumbaya, Schum-baya.

And as each of the 5 teams raced to my fancy-schmancy air-conditioned post they exclaimed, "Damn its hot! Where is the girl in the red beret?"

The challenge I led, too lame to mention, took the participants all of 10 minutes to finish in spite of my dazzling smile, charming conversation and every stall tactic I could muster. All of the teams finished the race a full 3 hours early!!!

So what's a craig-ployee to do when she has 3 paid hours left on her hands and a new co-craigployee friend named Matt? HAPPY HOUR of course! Thank you Bar Louie for your $2 Riverwest Stein special, mother nature for holding the rain, Chipotle for the delicious post-day drinking meal and Matt for the lovely company.

CHIN - CHIN CRAIG-PLOYMENT! I'm out!