Shocked Vietnam woman resigns after kiss threat from older colleague at team-building event
- Boozy drinking game at work event ends in tears for intern whose experience is mirrored across Asia
A female college graduate in Vietnam has resigned after being asked to kiss an older male colleague during a boozy company team-building event.
On August 14, Huynh Anh My told Dantri, a Vietnamese online newspaper, that during an internship last year, she took part in the mandatory event with a company in Hanoi.
Skipping the seaside trip would have resulted in penalties or extra work.
Huynh and her colleagues were on the beach taking part in a water-carrying competition, when she began to feel tired.
“The weather was scorching, and I was exhausted from hauling buckets of water. I noticed that a female colleague, sat to rest but was playfully pushed into the sea by a male colleague. I could not help but think, this is torture, not team-building,” Huynh said.
After the competition, her team leader suggested everyone play a drinking game.
