In a previous startup's offsite, we were attacked by a bear.
While this did lead to a significantly increased esprit de corps at the office, the risks are such that I wouldn't necessarily recommend it.
While this did lead to a significantly increased esprit de corps at the office, the risks are such that I wouldn't necessarily recommend it.
edit: Remember companies, always make sure there's insurance covering the event and activities.
On an offsite for a startup, we went canoeing on a river. That can be really dangerous. My canoe flipped and sank. So I stupidly dived down to retrieve it and succeeded in putting my life at risk. You can get trapped under water in a river quite easily. I did but I was strong enough to get myself untrapped. I'd rather just program, thank you.
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I have trouble imagining the sort of canoeing I'd expect to see as part of a company outing being some life-threatening activity.
(That said, I'd probably avoid this sort of thing if I were organizing a company event. People have different ranges/types of activities they like and feel comfortable with and I wouldn't want to put pressure on people for what's ultimately supposed to be a fun event. I know whenever we've discussed doing anything along these lines as part of an offsite whatever ideas we come up with always get some percentive of strong "hell nos." Doesn't see worth the trouble.)