I’ll be at a mandatory staff retreat at the other side of campus all day tomorrow, where I will apparently learn how to:

  • take myself lightly and my work seriously;
  • adopt a proactive approach to work;
  • stay positive in the midst of negativity; and
  • integrate conflicting viewpoints to achieve understanding

Personally, I think it’s a little foolish to leave the department completely unstaffed for an entire day, much less two — there’s another retreat in the middle of next month — but I’ll also get a free lunch out of it, so I guess the day won’t be a total waste.