In episode 99, The Occupational Philosophers, as an antidote to the worrying rise of 'play at work'. ponder the idea of "Is it time for a National Serious Day?
Sure, play is good for many things (that the show talks about a lot), but what about the forgotten folk?
Those who like to start blankly at a wall, never smile and love doing spreadsheets?
What about the person who hasn't smiled since 1997?
Who is thinking of them?
They should be celebrated!
Possible activities could be:
- Mandatory silence for the first three hours of the day (with fines for facial expressions and any type of talking)
- A meeting about meetings (Mandatory of course)
- Mandatory team activity of going through all HR handbooks or any ISO 9001 Quality Manual
It's almost like a corporate liver cleanse diet to flush out any frivolity and fun.
Worryingly, John started to realise that he actually likes the sound of this and realised that he just wants to get on with looking at his screen.
Numerous studies also back up what's possible when teams, families and even couples embrace a more serious outlook. It's like a modern-day version of stoicism that is about to take off.
They hope you enjoy the show.
FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes 'in between' the longer format episodes designed to give a fruity burst of energy to enable you to be the most curious, creative and imaginative cat you can be - and have some fun in the process.
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