The following piece appeared in Accountancy Age last week.
"E&Y goes for a song"
Shedheads show accountants the way
When will firms stop having silly singing contests to keep the staff happy, TS wonders?
Ernst & Young are the latest culprits, having hosted a fame academy contest for staff last week for Red Nose Day (there's always some lame excuse). The winners were a band called the Shed Heads.
Alan Wallis, the guitarist, is an E&Y corporate financier and the group, we are happy to say raised £3,000. Now TS appreciates that it is all jolly entertaining, to laugh at, as well as to laugh with. And it's worth mentioning that the event did succeed in raising a substantial sum, £3,000 in fact. [Correction - the Fame event raised £16,000 - Shed Head Ed]. Open-minded and pleasant types will suggest TS is just a grumpy old fart. But surely there must be better team building exercises than this?
Makes us wonder whether or not we should host our own singing contest. If we get enough interest, we might even organise it.
Ernst & Young are the latest culprits, having hosted a fame academy contest for staff last week for Red Nose Day (there's always some lame excuse). The winners were a band called the Shed Heads.
Alan Wallis, the guitarist, is an E&Y corporate financier and the group, we are happy to say raised £3,000. Now TS appreciates that it is all jolly entertaining, to laugh at, as well as to laugh with. And it's worth mentioning that the event did succeed in raising a substantial sum, £3,000 in fact. [Correction - the Fame event raised £16,000 - Shed Head Ed]. Open-minded and pleasant types will suggest TS is just a grumpy old fart. But surely there must be better team building exercises than this?
Makes us wonder whether or not we should host our own singing contest. If we get enough interest, we might even organise it.
We think the appropriate response is a dignified silence - don't you?
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