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[UKDslayer]

Man Stranded on Mountain After 14 of His Co-Workers Leave Him and Remove Path Markers

What began as an outdoor team-building experience on a Colorado mountain ended up with a dramatic rescue after one hiker became lost.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

 

[n2ishun]

More like....

You know it's time to reassess your gender when......

Sounds like he was a whiny ass.
"I must have fallen 20 times and could no longer get back up"

Pussy, learn how to walk first, then if you do fall down rub some dirt into it and TRY to act like a man.
You know what one of those is....right ?

There is a reason his co-workers did that to him and "accidentally" was not that reason.

 

[mosin46]

stupidly dependent on "modern technology". it doesn't work and people fall apart. real interesting preview of coming attractions.

 

[Blue Sky Country]

"Team building exercises" sound gay as fuck even if I am a new English learner and have no idea what it meant.

The outdoors is not for everybody. You just can't slap some brand name hiking boots and backpacks on random white collar folks who have lived in cities all their lives and suddenly expect them to conquer trails and ascend peaks. No. You'd get folks killed VERY quickly like that. An entirely new mentality have to be adopted before one can successfully become a true outdoors person and no, having walked all of Central Park and even fought off a couple of muggers here and there won't cut it either. When you are in the REAL wilderness, EVERYTHING is out to kill you, plain and simple. From weather to every species of fauna. 63°F may seem like a pleasantly chill summer night to most people but try overnighting it with soaked clothes and trying to squeeze a nap under the stars between walking. You can develop hypothermia in no time. And the first hint that you are in BIG trouble is when you know that the temps are in the 60s the whole night but yet you are shivering and feeling like you are coming down with the worst flu you ever caught. No. Your senses are not tricking you, nor are you imagining it. Basic thermodynamics at work. And it is how thermal spotting technology works. Your body heat is rapidly bleeding off into a much larger volume and lower temperature ambience and you might die if you cannot locate help soon. That example alone is just to show just how dangerous it can be for someone who is not prepared mentally and physically for such challenges.

 

[Hippy_Steve]

"Team building exercises" sound gay as fuck even if I am a new English learner and have no idea what it meant.

The outdoors is not for everybody. You just can't slap some brand name hiking boots and backpacks on random white collar folks who have lived in cities all their lives and suddenly expect them to conquer trails and ascend peaks. No. You'd get folks killed VERY quickly like that. An entirely new mentality have to be adopted before one can successfully become a true outdoors person and no, having walked all of Central Park and even fought off a couple of muggers here and there won't cut it either. When you are in the REAL wilderness, EVERYTHING is out to kill you, plain and simple. From weather to every species of fauna. 63°F may seem like a pleasantly chill summer night to most people but try overnighting it with soaked clothes and trying to squeeze a nap under the stars between walking. You can develop hypothermia in no time. And the first hint that you are in BIG trouble is when you know that the temps are in the 60s the whole night but yet you are shivering and feeling like you are coming down with the worst flu you ever caught. No. Your senses are not tricking you, nor are you imagining it. Basic thermodynamics at work. And it is how thermal spotting technology works. Your body heat is rapidly bleeding off into a much larger volume and lower temperature ambience and you might die if you cannot locate help soon. That example alone is just to show just how dangerous it can be for someone who is not prepared mentally and physically for such challenges.

Sir this is a Wendy’s.

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

Man Stranded on Mountain After 14 of His Co-Workers Leave Him and Remove Path Markers

What began as an outdoor team-building experience on a Colorado mountain ended up with a dramatic rescue after one hiker became lost.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

This is what they call team building? Losing track of a teammate for even 1 second is bad enough in some venues, let alone a none outdoor type that long in that type of A/O. Where was the instructor/counselor while this FNG was first getting separated?

 

[Aftermath]

1) He didn’t keep up. Why? Too out of shape? Too independent?

2) They let him fall too far behind. Why? Indifferent? Tired of him being slow?

3) Pulled the markers. Why? Thought he had turned around? Figured it would not matter? Who placed those trail markers and when?

4) They didn’t assign buddies, or his left him. Questions to be asked here, too.

5) I’d be willing to bet the after action was notable. He might actually have grounds for a suit.

 

[Dead Eye Dick]

Too many “Team Building” exercises are just ways to fuck with folks minds. If you don’t fit in the hive mentality, they are trying to weed you out by making you cry. (And thus be embarrassed and shameful). If you cry enough they will give you a big group hug but if you continue to cry, you’ll get the boot.

In the end, it works, it really builds a team,(?) If that kind of a team is what is wanted. In reality, one or two bully the rest and really fuck up the works. (Which I suppose is the point)

Want to find out what REAL Team Building is that Really Builds a TEAM. Join the US Army or US Marines and volunteer for the infantry. You’ll get a double dose of basic and with any luck get drill instructors that know what they are doing. Esprit de corps will become a way of life in the team. Best men I ever worked for was the TEAM of Officers and Drill Sargents in Infantry. (My basic instructors were damned decent men as well). In the Vietnam era, these men knew where we were heading and did their best to get us ready without trying to make crybabies out of us. (Tough but with understanding)

That is my experience. Outside of basic and Advanced Infantry, I stay away from “Team build shit.” Your milage may vary.

 

[ironman56]

Too many “Team Building” exercises are just ways to fuck with folks minds. If you don’t fit in the hive mentality, they are trying to weed you out by making you cry. (And thus be embarrassed and shameful). If you cry enough they will give you a big group hug but if you continue to cry, you’ll get the boot.

In the end, it works, it really builds a team,(?) If that kind of a team is what is wanted. In reality, one or two bully the rest and really fuck up the works. (Which I suppose is the point)

Want to find out what REAL Team Building is that Really Builds a TEAM. Join the US Army or US Marines and volunteer for the infantry. You’ll get a double dose of basic and with any luck get drill instructors that know what they are doing. Esprit de corps will become a way of life in the team. Best men I ever worked for was the TEAM of Officers and Drill Sargents in Infantry. (My basic instructors were damned decent men as well). In the Vietnam era, these men knew where we were heading and did their best to get us ready without trying to make crybabies out of us. (Tough but with understanding)

That is my experience. Outside of basic and Advanced Infantry, I stay away from “Team build shit.” Your milage may vary.

Exactly, leadership is best learned in a foxhole not a boardroom.

 

[abn31c]

Need more info on the trail markers, did they put em up or we talking stacked rocks?
Either way they left a guy at altitude.
If they knocked over or unstacked rocks they should be publicly beaten until dead.
I see a big time lawsuit here.
My thoughts on some pussy getting left up high do not resemble my thoughts above.
.02

 

[Makinchips208]

Sounds like a corporate success! He ain’t part of the team.

 

[Ronws]

Too many “Team Building” exercises are just ways to fuck with folks minds. If you don’t fit in the hive mentality, they are trying to weed you out by making you cry. (And thus be embarrassed and shameful). If you cry enough they will give you a big group hug but if you continue to cry, you’ll get the boot.

In the end, it works, it really builds a team,(?) If that kind of a team is what is wanted. In reality, one or two bully the rest and really fuck up the works. (Which I suppose is the point)

Want to find out what REAL Team Building is that Really Builds a TEAM. Join the US Army or US Marines and volunteer for the infantry. You’ll get a double dose of basic and with any luck get drill instructors that know what they are doing. Esprit de corps will become a way of life in the team. Best men I ever worked for was the TEAM of Officers and Drill Sargents in Infantry. (My basic instructors were damned decent men as well). In the Vietnam era, these men knew where we were heading and did their best to get us ready without trying to make crybabies out of us. (Tough but with understanding)

That is my experience. Outside of basic and Advanced Infantry, I stay away from “Team build shit.” Your milage may vary.

This, and you beat me to it.

So, that event is not "team-building" but a bunch of losers who did not have what it takes to rescue their fellow.

Actual time in the military, especially in a combat unit, teaches unity. Everyone goes home. You leave no one behind. Ever. But these bunch of posers did.

 

[mosin46]

my experience in "team building" in a corporate hospital setting was the use of lefty feel good bullshit,love of "diversity,worship of your "leaders",rejection of the non compliant,dedication to whatever was put in front of you,belief in the organization's "mission". definitely wanting to remove any individual assessment or response to the milieu. seems like what i hear from people in other types of jobs. kinda like the SS.
i will say that PI had a process that did work & employed by men that knew WTF they were doing and why.

 

[Near miss]

Holy crap you are missing the mark here.
You could even ask some directions from that lost guy.

Team building means that a work group goes to do something in the real world. This leads to overall increased interactions because they happen in a free state (not a request or "work order" from one to another) which is supposed to then translate to better communication at work. This is basically one individual getting to know each other one by one by small interactions. Noone can deny that you rather ask a mate that you know to handle a job than some new guy or a guy that you seldom see.

In the service the team building is almost literally done by pouring shit on them. This works the best for males who are fit physically and mentally, but I suppose thayät you cannot expect women and elderly of the workplace to deal with it.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Exactly, leadership is best learned in a foxhole not a boardroom.

You can’t manage people into battle…

 

[Makinchips208]

I wonder if this was one of them “mandatory” company outings. Like the mandatory company picnics.
“Stay clocked in and head over to the park” I tried to get lost but it never worked. Lol

 

[Aftermath]

I wonder if this was one of them “mandatory” company outings. Like the mandatory company picnics.
“Stay clocked in and head over to the park” I tried to get lost but it never worked. Lol

I recall just sort of floating around being non-committal and answering all questions as vague as possible. 1979 pretty much cured me of ever volunteering for much of anything for the rest of my life and I detest being coerced into ANYTHING. I have several people I won't speak to ever again, I hate coercion that much. Manipulation is real close second.

 

[hlee]

Team building. He didn’t make squad…

 

[muzzleloader]

WTF did they have to treat him for? Micro nuts? Hunger? The shitty thing is, now he’ll have special needs at work due to ptsd