oldmanalex
ShitpostingI’ve actually gotten to help fix a 1700s water powered gristmill, and will be repairing a dam and millrace, then building a new wheel for the mill I volunteer at! It’s not a bad life 😊
my current employer doesn't call it field trip, we call it team building. at least once a year we go and do something completely unconnected to work.
i like your employer's tactic. my best boss started doing something like that after the whole office left and went to see March of the Penguins while he was at lunch.
he wasn't mad we left, he was mad we didn't invite him.
This is the reason I volunteer as chaperone for my kids field trips.
Galaxy brain
My work occasionally has me go on site to automotive plants. I'll tell you what, I fucking love walking around them and looking at the incredible feat that is a vehicle assembly line. Sometimes I go when it's running production and sometimes I go on down days where it's basically empty, both are equally amazing.
I'd be happy with just going to the zoo, or planetarium.
But, I also remember being pretty chuffed to get a field trip when I was a kid, so I wouldn't call that "wasted".
I wish I could still enjoy the zoo… I love seeing animals but I can’t help but imagine how miserable they are… I’ve heard arguments for and against zoo’s but idk what to believe honestly
Something can be good and bad at the same time, life is complicated. A good zoo can really provide a good life for most, if not all, of their animals, as long as the keepers are well educated and have the resources to do so. In fact the lifespan of animals in a zoo can often far exceed the ones in the wild, as they tend to have fewer diseases, fewer accidents, actual healthcare, and aren't constantly trying to avoid getting eaten.
A good zoo also participates in research and breeding programs to keep the wild populations healthy.
That being said, not all zoos know, or care, how to keep their animals mentally healthy. Especially zoos that are really just glorified theme parks. There are definitely animals that aren't kept well, are kept in much too small of an enclosure, and have nothing to keep them busy.
