Are business meetings in a sauna appropriate?

by SaunaScape Posted 2011/02/15 18:03:47

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	Yes! What better way to get everything out in the open!	99 votes	59%
	Okay. At least the TPS meetings will be shorter...	11 votes	7%
	Maybe. Changing meeting rooms won't change much.	14 votes	8%
	No. Isn't that just another form of harrasment?	14 votes	8%
	Ewww! I don't need to know my coworkers that well!	31 votes	18%

Nokia's culture, including their practice of having meetings in the sauna has come under fire as a barrier to entry. However, the practice is common at places like Russia, the Finnish Embassy in Washington DC, Skype in Estonia, and the South Pole.

Proponents claim that it breaks down barriers, others believe that entering the sauna in your bathing suit, or not, with your coworkers is a barrier that limits some people's careers.

What are your thoughts?