It’s not every day you get to take a shot at your boss - or your boss gets to take a shot at you. At KIXEYE, this day comes twice a year at the biannual paintball outing. It could be said that paintball teaches cross-team communication, or that it mimics the teamwork necessary to implement strategies, but really it’s all about fun. As the summer days get longer, inevitably, so do the work days. With buses loaded, KIXEYE takes off over the Bay Bridge to relieve some stress and maybe even get some revenge.
Lasting all day with drinks, barbecue, and courts for any style of play, virtual guns are traded for paintball guns. It’s easy to tell who’s been on one of these outings before. Decked out in professional gear, CEO Will Harbin, his team of executives, and a surprising number of army veterans group together to determine the best way to advance past enemy lines. As the day wears on, more and more players begin leaving the field to play board games, tend to welts, and cheer on their teams. At the end of the final game, guns are returned and naps are taken on the ride home. With games won, games lost, new connections made, and stories to be passed on to new employees, it’s a day well spent.
