Low Profile Thetus Knows How to Party
May 30, 2012
Many companies plan work retreats for their employees as a way to get outside the office environment and refocus on the big picture. Thetus Corporation, a semantic technology developer, takes this concept seriously, according to their recent blog post “Thetus Takes on Pacific City for the 2012 Offsite.”
According to post, every year Thetus takes a different company retreat, called a “Thetus Offsite”, to a location within several hours of its downtown Portland office. This year they went to the coastal town of Pacific City.
The article states:
“These group meetings allow us to break away from our normal teams and collaborate with coworkers that we don’t interact with on a daily basis. We’ve found this helps employees see the whole process of product creation and look at our company and product from a different perspective. The offsite is a time for employees to share their ideas, from a new meeting system to the need for a hammock room in the office. It’s also a time to learn more about your coworkers.”
I think more companies should follow Thetus’s example and take the time to step outside of the regular 9 to 5 office environment to foster creativity and fun.
Jasmine Ashton, May 30, 2012
Sponsored by PolySpot
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Thanks for promoting our offsite idea! We really do think it’s extremely valuable to our company morale by making sure everyone is an active part of the team and we always have a new wave of creativity after the offsite.