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English term or phrase:
company fun days
English answer:
A day spent away from the workplace where employees can have fun together and the company pays
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Sheila Wilson
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Sep 13, 2010 08:54: Sheila Wilson changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1097905">elsayed fayed's</a> old entry - "company fun days"" to ""A day spent away from the workplace where emplyees can have fun at the company\'s expense""
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Sheila Wilson
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A day spent away from the workplace where emplyees can have fun at the company's expense
I think I've said it all. :-)
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Note added at 13 hrs (2010-09-03 07:48:02 GMT)
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As you can see from the comments I hadn't said it all, at all.
It is vital to specify that this is a day where ALL members of the company or a particular department, including the bosses, go to the SAME place. It is not a day off work but a day where staff and management play together rather than work together. Sometimes it is a family day sometimes just for employees.
I was using "at the company's expense" literally i.e. to mean that the company pays for the day. As noted by others it can have another idiomatic meaning.
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Note added at 13 hrs (2010-09-03 07:48:02 GMT)
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As you can see from the comments I hadn't said it all, at all.
It is vital to specify that this is a day where ALL members of the company or a particular department, including the bosses, go to the SAME place. It is not a day off work but a day where staff and management play together rather than work together. Sometimes it is a family day sometimes just for employees.
I was using "at the company's expense" literally i.e. to mean that the company pays for the day. As noted by others it can have another idiomatic meaning.
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Lynda Bogdan (X)
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sueaberwoman
: Yes, having a good time together at an event such as a picnic, or possibly doing amateur sports, in order to promote good feeling between staff members and towards the company.
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Thanks. Yes, the company pays because the company gains.
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Stephanie Ezrol
: paid for by the company, but not at the company's expense
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Thanks Stephanie. I hadn't thought of the double meaning.
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
: 1)away from the workplace yes, but with bosses and colleagues (possibly family as well) - this doesn't come across very well in your answer 2)there's a double meaning to "at the company's expense" which I think it would be wise to avoid
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Thanks Catharine. I fully agree with you - see my additional note.
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Arabic & More
: The additional notes give more depth to the original explanation. I love how you specify that the bosses and employees must all go to the SAME place.
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Thanks. I would have preferred to go anywhere else when I was an employee
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There are many references on the web
"What better way to reward and motivate a department or even the whole company than taking the team out on a bespoke Fun Day! Additionally families, sub-contractors and suppliers can be asked to join in the fun and at very little extra cost.
Corporate Fun Days are ideal for team building and take many shapes and sizes. In fact, company days out can be individually tailored to suit any occasion, such as:
Company Celebration
Flotation Party
Merger Celebration
Charity Raising Function
Departmental Away Day
Annual Company Days Out"
http://www.kaleidoscope-events.co.uk/fun-days.htm
http://www.knightactive.co.uk/
http://www.fundayactivities.co.uk/
etc etc
"What better way to reward and motivate a department or even the whole company than taking the team out on a bespoke Fun Day! Additionally families, sub-contractors and suppliers can be asked to join in the fun and at very little extra cost.
Corporate Fun Days are ideal for team building and take many shapes and sizes. In fact, company days out can be individually tailored to suit any occasion, such as:
Company Celebration
Flotation Party
Merger Celebration
Charity Raising Function
Departmental Away Day
Annual Company Days Out"
http://www.kaleidoscope-events.co.uk/fun-days.htm
http://www.knightactive.co.uk/
http://www.fundayactivities.co.uk/
etc etc
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