Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Naked under our towels

OK. So I read my shorts remarks to a colleague at work about our candidate going to the circus. He replied that he didn't think it was really that funny....not as funny as when we were all naked (with robes on) together at a spa.

He is right. In 2005 we had a great year and thinking it would be a great "Thanksgiving" surprise to our employees, we took them all to a very high end NYC spa in November. We told them the day before and we all went and got a choice of massage or facials. We then met in our robes in the "relaxation room" and drank champagne with raspberries in it. Then we took them out to dinner.

The spa is Cornelia and it is very upscale and has really wonderful service. In the locker rooms we all were in various states of undress (ok maybe a bit weird for me as the much larger older boss) but the women in my office were non-plussed. they showed off their tatoos and piercings. I was thinking it might really be too much information.

Then we met up with the guys later after the "services". It was really nice. And wearing nothing but a towel is pretty leveling. So maybe our brand of "team building" or bonding was even wackier than the circus. Or maybe it was just a nice thanks and pat on the back.

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