What happens when you put 7 strangers (3 couples, 1 single) on a small boat with 6 crew members for a week? You get an eye-opening look into how well people can adapt to new situations and how they treat others. I’ve always been an observer of human behavior and sometimes how people act really amazes me. The funny thing is that people seem to behave better when they are at work than when they are supposed to be relaxing on vacation. I wonder if my perception is flawed, but I’ve seen some really terrible behavior on vacations, this one included. Maybe it is because people let their guard down. Maybe its because people have idealized fantasies about what they expect their vacation to be and the reality cannot compare. I dunno.
In some ways the work environment is very similar. When you started a new job how did you figure out who you could trust? How well do you adapt to changing circumstances? Was everyone treated with respect? Have you ever “flipped the bozo bit” on someone?
