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At that time, the parties were known as nōkai (納会, "great achievement gathering"). By the 18th century, they had become known as bōnenkai, or year-end parties. [4] Bōnenkai are seen as times for bureikō (無礼講) or letting one's hair down and not worrying about the boss/employee formal relationship or the rank and age divisions. [5]
Hoesik (Korean: 회식; Hanja: 會食; transl. eating together; Seoul/standard pron: [hø̞ɕʰik̚]) is a popular type of gathering in the society of South Korea, and refers to a group of people getting together to eat and drink. In Korean society, Hoesik has been established as a subculture of an organization or enterprise.
The goal of team building corporate entertainment is to have employees recognize how the challenges of the activities relate to the workplace. [2] Team chemistry, identifying strengths and attributes, understanding how to work through solving problems as one, and reflecting makes for fruitful team building.
Employees are usually expected to participate to some extent in various nomikai, as it is considered a social aspect of work, although it is not expressly required. Such parties focus on the bond between coworkers as a group, and are not considered private or somehow non-work related (see Japanese values ).
A photo from the world's largest LAN party, DreamHack A LAN party is a social gathering of participants with personal computers or compatible game consoles, where a local area network (LAN) connection is established between the devices using a router or switch, primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer video games together.
According to the United States Department of Labor, “In 2009, employed persons worked an average of 7.5 hours on the days they worked, which were mostly weekdays.[In addition to that], 84 percent of employed persons did some or all of their work at their workplace.” [7] This indicates that majority of the population spend their waking hours at work, outside their homes.
A party is a social gathering intended primarily for celebration and recreation.While parties are related to and are often part of religious, cultural, and seasonal festivals, the term "party" usually denotes a smaller gathering held for personal reasons such as enjoyment and relaxation.
Meetup is a social media platform for hosting and organizing in-person and virtual activities, gatherings, and events for people and communities of similar interests, hobbies, and professions. It was founded in 2002 by Scott Heiferman and four others.