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s4xton · Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 1:17 pm Post subject: PlayTime Inc. team-building event

Anyone else receive this?

-Aaron

KC0GRN · Past MnGCA Board Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 1424

nope, though I expect I'm not up to their standards (too few finds most likely).

RJ · Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 1:41 pm Post subject:

I haven't received that. I really like the part about "acting as an ambassador for geocaching". That has a really nice ring to it. Go for it!

RJ · Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 1:45 pm Post subject:

Scratch that last note. I just checked my email and it's there.

s4xton · Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 1:47 pm Post subject:

I'm considering it. I'd have to take a day off of work. Wish I knew who this group of 70 was. Wink

-Aaron

RJ · Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 1:48 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I'd have to take it off too, so I probably won't make it. Chances are it would take place downtown and there aren't any new caches there to find!

They don't really make the attempt to hide the fact that you'd be babysitting a group of people.

Wayfarin Stranger · Geocacher Joined: 01 Apr 2003 Posts: 122

Yep, got the message as I turned on the system this afternoon. I read it and called the 877 number and spoke to Adam Hitch. What I got out of the discussion was that he is setting up a group of first time cachers and they need a few experienced area cachers to assist and answer questions about Geocaching. I do not believe they are affiliated with Geocaching.com, but perhaps are trying to sell the idea to non-geocachers. I would imagine they are doing this to make a profit somewhere, but it does sound interesting. Unfortunately I have to work on June 7 and its hard to get the time off with pay. I guess if I could do it, I would check it out and see whats going on. Have at it anyone who wants to.

Centris

KC0GRN · Past MnGCA Board Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 1424

Wonder what they got against me? Oh well, if I'm not important enough, I'd not waste my day on them anyway.

Arcticabn · Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 7:06 pm Post subject:

Well gee let me think about this. $50 for 6 hours plus lunch to work for these guys. Or. $45 for 45 minutes to taste test Beer for Delve.

I know where I'll be.
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15Tango · Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 10:33 pm Post subject:

I got the same thing, and Perrine probably did as well (she doesn't check her hotmail account that often, and that's where all her gc.com stuff goes)--there is a link on gc.com's main page about corporate team building and Playtime, so they are legit. I'm already taking two weeks off from work in June for guard camp, but if my employer is cool with letting me go for a couple extra hours on the 7th, Perrine and I'll probably help out with babysitting. Maybe some of these corporate guys are into sheet metal fab, so I can do some networking for my employer, as well.
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Joelcam · Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 2:47 am Post subject:

I talked to Adam from Playtime Inc. on the phone last night. He answered a few questions, but I still have to work and can't make it. It came together on short notice, thus he's looking for some folks to help on short notice. This is a pretty cool deal. The 70 people are with a corporate function in town, they are using Geocaching as a team-building event for the folks to get to know one another better. I didn't ask the name of the group, but I've worked several of these team building events (for my wife's event planning company) and this by far sounds the most exciting. My company has had retreats and done things like free falling 10-15 feet into the arms of your team, etc. but this event uses GPSr and gets people to work together to find their way on a course.

One other note, Adam just searched a cache near-by the hotel and emailed the 20 or so people who had found the cache. I'm not sure what cache it was, but if you haven't found it, you didn't get an email. He tried to get a user name on here on the MNGCA message board to post, but Chad is still out of town and hasn't approved him yet.

s4xton · Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 2:49 am Post subject:

As it's a for-profit gig, I'm getting the real short end of the stick if they're only paying me $50 for a whole day of babysitting a bunch of noobies.

Although the experience may be interesting, they're trying to utilize something that I'm experienced in for their profit without proper compensation.

If this was a non-profit gig I would take the day off and do it and let them keep the $50.

-Aaron

rickrich · Geocacher Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 673

Thats gotta be Greenway cache.

I sure hope they take small groups to different caches with no repeats. 70 people attacking the same cache on the same day is going to either decimate the area (if woods), or expose its location to muggles (if urban).

Moe the Sleaze · Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 6:59 am Post subject:

Don't feel bad KCOGRN, I didn't get it either.
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