Our department went to a baseball game last week, the Seattle Mariners versus the Texas Rangers. This plot was hatched last year, but we couldn’t find a suitable date for everyone to attend a day game then. We contributed for tickets, and our boss was generous enough to top off the fund so we could get an upper deck suite along the third-base line with a catered lunch. (Thanks, Mike!) Alas, he wasn’t able to make it to the game at the last minute.
Safeco Field on a sunny day.
Our department is dispersed around the Seattle metro area, and there is little chance for meaningful interaction outside of jam-packed monthly meetings and the annual goal-setting retreat. A purely social activity is critical to break down the geographical and job-title barriers. The hard-core baseball fans spent much of their time watching the game, while the rest of us got up and schmoozed with our coworkers about kids, pets, and life. The food was good. One coworker bought an order of garlic fries from the vendor downstairs. Let’s just say that she was protected from vampires for several days. We had a drawing for bobblehead dolls. An officemate got the Nelson Cruz bobblehead shown below. No sooner did I snap this photo than the real Nelson Cruz slammed a home run, his 40th of the season.
Nelson Cruz, bobblehead.
The second-best part of the outing: The Mariners won 5-0. The best part: Conversing with colleagues about our lives outside the workplace in a relaxed atmosphere.
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