I personally in a 6 month series of team building exercises had to draw what animal I was most like, had to carry a bag around with me for 90 days that had all "prejudices" on it including religious affiliation and answsers to certain personal questions, I had to build a structure from PVC while blindfolded, had to learn the Macarena, and had to march through a hotel lobby wearing hats we made while trying to avoid the curious stares of onlookers. I also had to procure at taxpayer expense meals for the working lunch. When lunch arrived several people refused to work while eating so it essentially was a paid for non-working lunch. This was supposed to make as work as a well oiled machine, but it divided the group.
Disagreement was not tolerated. For instance we were told to make a list of all the reasons why moving employees 50 miles away was a good thing, while not being permitted to make the case why it was not a good deal.
After deciding I had had enough, I took a job elsewhere and subsequently every problem that has occurred over the last three years was attributed to me.
On the link I read this, among MANY goofy things the postal employees where instructed to do, "let the phone ring an extra time before answering it." Gee at my post office they take the phone off the hook - all day, every day. We have the laziest postmaster anywhere.
Hope Senator Grassley rattles their cage, big time.