CULTURE MadLibs GAME Name:

Find a partner or small team and fill out this story to capture
nuances that make your culture unique. Date:

I’m ______________________ and I’m so______________________ to find the bathroom. Embarrassing! The CEO walked by and
[most common first name at company] [emotion experienced by new employees]

to join _______________________ . This morning I walked into the _________________________________________________________.

[company name] [what your CEO would do if they saw someone wandering in the hall]

________________________________ and the first thing I saw was When ________________________________ happened, I thought
[what you call an office] [something your company is known for doing differently]

___________________________________ . Everyone says it’s classic it was a little strange, but people tell me it’s very typical here.
[something you might only see at your company]

___________________ because _____________________________ . At ____________, we all got together to _______________________.

[company name] [why] [time when you might [social activity people might
gather for a social activity] do at your company]

My manager has been showing me the ropes. She says the people You know you’re at a _________________________ gathering when
[company name]

who get ahead here are __________________, _________________, _________________________________________________________.

[adjective] [adjective] [story of a legendary thing that really happened]

and _________________ , but watch out for the_________________ I think if I stay here, it will be because of the__________________ ,
[adjective] [adjective] [best thing about
working for company]

people–they’re career trouble. She said you can tell a real but if I would go, it’s because __________________________. I hope
[most common reason people leave company]

______________________________ by the way they run a meeting. it works out! It’s like the guy I sit next to said: the first rule is
[what you call someone who works at your company]

Those meetings are run like a _______________________________, ___________________________________ , but if you really want to
[metaphor for what your meetings are like] [thing everyone talks about being important]

__________________________________. Yesterday I got lost trying succeed here, remember ___________________________________.

[explanation of metaphor] [unspoken rule that everyone seems to live by]

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