&quot;Technology companies like Google and Facebook provide opportunities for shared games, sports, exercise and meals — and research suggests that playing together and eating together are good ways to foster cooperation.&quot;<p>Does anyone else find this sort of stuff very corporate and off-putting? I&#x27;m all for hanging out with some coworkers on occasion. I like quite a few of them. But company-sponsored &quot;hang out with your coworkers to foster friendships!&quot; time just seems fake.