Have you ever been part of a team-building exercise? A lot of businesses invest in team-building exercises as a way to encourage cooperation and problem-solving skills among their employees. But sometimes the team-building exercise is a problem in itself. According to one study done by the multinational firm Citirix, 1/3 of U.S. employees surveyed dislike team-building exercises. Yet companies spend an estimated $46 billion per year on these types of exercises. Are they getting a good return on their investment?

Journalist Zachary Crockett put out a request for the worst team-building exercises, and he got some surprising stories. A creative director at a South Carolina PR firm spent a lot of time and money organizing a company kickball game as a team-building exercise for his employees. …