A friend of mine works in an engineering company with 2 offices. The big original one where the founder roams and a smaller, newer one, where my friend works. The 2 offices aren’t far apart geographically, but far enough to develop separate culture.
Her office has a Theory Y mindset, the big one a Theory X one. For example in her office people take a joint breakfast break and often also take lunch together. Her boss frowns on the breakfast break as a waste of time.
It’s too bad he hasn’t yet seen the value of informal time spent across all roles of the company. All the little things that never become problems because people clarify them over tasty dishes, often without noticing. The hours of frustration you save because a colleague gave you the exactly right hint over lunch. The latter one alone easily makes up for the time wasted invested.
I’m lucky enough to work in a company that values social experiences. So much so, that we build a restaurant. And shot a video about it. For the German speaking among you: Enjoy!
Did I mention we’re hiring? 😉