Australian marketing company 'Soup Agency' took its entire team to Bali for a 'working holiday'. Colleagues enjoyed picturesque waterfalls, quad-biking and cocktails poolside. Despite obvious distractions employees were able to stay productive and do work.
World's Best Boss Takes Employees On All Expenses Paid Lavish 'Working Holiday' To Bali
By
Zainab Pervez in
Cool
On 5th July 2022
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A group of employees in Australia clearly have 'The Best Boss', who took them to Bali for an all expenses paid trip complete with yoga, sunrise hikes and cocktails by the pool.
Sydney-based marketing firm 'Soup Agency' decided to take remote working to the next level by swapping the office for a luxury villa in the heart of Ubud, one hour north of Denpasar.
Employees took part in team-bonding activities like swimming, snorkelling and quad-bike riding in a bid to improve team morale while also allocating time to get work done.
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Katya Vakulenko, Managing Director at Soup, described the 14-day work trip as the best team-building experience at the agency since its launch.
'I think it's important for workplaces to all work together as a team, both inside and outside of working hours,' she said.
'Covid-19 taught us that there are new ways of working and essentially, we can work from anywhere.
'So we decided to really take that to the next level.'
In a video shared to the company’s Instagram feed, employees could be seen heading out on sunny morning hikes together, quad biking, working by the pool, doing yoga and eating and drinking together.
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The team even celebrated a birthday on the trip, with Michelle from digital marketing living it up for her 24th birthday with an early morning hike up a volcano.
Digital Marketing Executive Kumi Ho said despite the obvious distractions, the team were able to stay productive and manage their workloads on the party island.
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'Having the whole agency work, interact, and collaborate was refreshing. It was definitely an experience in life that I won't forget,' Digital Marketing Executive, Kumi Ho, said.
The agency have already started planning their next 'working holiday' - this time setting their sights on Europe.
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As a young company with several team members working remotely, the agency said it was interested in challenging the notion of a traditional corporate office.
Colleagues from different departments were able to work together for the first time and bond over a shared love for the Indonesian sunshine.
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Here's the video shared on company's official Instagram page captioned: “A wrap up of Bali - first working holiday as a team”
We all wish to have bosses like that.