Company Picnic Observations

Just got back from my company picnic, Tahitian Lu'au, in Arroyo Grande. The weather was a nice change as it was overcast and a little rainy later in the day. It is interested what can be observed when you get such a diverse group of people together. No matter how hard you try, they will separate into groups or cliques. It takes you back to the old days of high school.

As I looked around, there were the drinkers hanging out in the parking lot by the kegs that were not company sanctioned. There were the loners who either stuck together if they were unmarried or stayed with their families. There were the social butterflies who just wondered around and spoke to everyone. There were even the jocks, who played volleyball, horse shoes or jousted. As soon as the picnic was over, it seems like most people went their own way.

When we got back to our hotel, there were already a few groups scattered around the parking lot having some nice refreshing beers. There were the people who just wanted to relax in the hot tub and then a few groups of more serious drinkers just standing in the rain drinking beers. People wandered off to Old Juan's for dinner or ordered in a pizza before coming together at the end of the day for the bonfire.

The bonfire on the beach was not a company sanctioned event, so almost everyone there brought their own adult beverages. The cliques were still in effect, but there was more socialization because the adult beverages were flowing.