From tarantula eating to extreme heat drills, how a US company’s retreat turned into chaos

Trouble began early into the trip. CEO Keith Valory reportedly contracted a severe case of E. coli on the first day after eating a salad. He spent the remainder of the retreat confined to his room, ...

120 Employees Sent on “Survivor”-Themed Work Retreat That Fell Apart, from Eating Tarantulas to Army Crawling in 100-Degree Heat

“You get really close bonds on these trips,” Keith Valory, the 54-year-old CEO of Plex, told The Wall Street Journal of the ...

Eating A Tarantula, No Flight Rescue: How A 2017 Honduras Trip Turned Hell For 120 Employees

A 2017 corporate survival trip to Honduras left 120 employees facing health scares and travel chaos. Years later, the story ...

‘Tarantulas, beware’: Why you might see this tarantula-eating wasp in New Mexico

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — Tarantulas, beware. It’s officially mating season for New Mexico’s state insect, the tarantula hawk. They ...
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From tarantula eating to heat drills: US company's 2017 retreat turned disastrous

The 2017 retreat was designed to bring together Plex's largely remote workforce through beachside meetings and ...