I come to work to contribute and feel good about the work I achieve at the end of each day. Unfortunately, HR focuses on silly games and wreath making and trivia contests and Halloween more than management does on the business. They call this "culture."
True story, and read this before you accept your a job at Boingo, for Black History Month, HR did the exact same "event"they did for Super Bowl--a TRIVIA CONTEST!
It was the most demeaning thing I, as an African American, have ever experienced in a company. That is why I left. Management does not want to hear it but this place has a major diversity problem. Can you imagine every hour getting a Black History Month Trivia Contest Email from the HR department, and on the second to last day of Black History Month! HR and management are tone deaf about how they treat minorities. A lot of people were mortified at this HR program...that you would treat the importance of Black History Month like you do a Halloween or Oscars or Grammy's event. But you can't complain to HR, they are the people who think it is appropriate. Tone deaf, I repeat, about the way they handle minorities.