[james-bcn]

I went on a hardcore training course once - four days in the mountains in Wales (UK) in winter, in the pouring rain, with ex-military trainers, competing as teams on tasks that were deliberately designed to cause tension in the teams. It was fascinating. All the guys that declared themselves the leaders at the start were practically (and literally in one case) in tears by the end, realising that nobody respected them and everyone thought they were jerks. The quiet, respectful, thoughtful ones became the leaders that everyone wanted to follow.

[jq-r]

And then what happened on the fifth day? We all know the answer. The dream ended and everyone was back in the reality. Managers keeping workers busy, depressed and docile with scrum and jira dogshit while themselves playing game of thrones on getting the biggest comp packages.

[james-bcn]

Well, some of the people left their jobs after the course. (Employers were warned this might happen beforehand if they sent their staff on this course.)