A card game at 2 p.m. brings the engine crew together

The engine crew have been servicing one of the ship engines all morning and acknowledging alarms while testing the systems. Now it is getting close to two in the afternoon and time for all the available engine crew members to get together for a game of UNO. This is the best example of how to build a good work community. You could take it anywhere!

- A good work community doesn’t just happen. You have to work at it, Tiangha says with wisdom.

- Having a game of UNO gives us a break from work. The whole engine crew can participate in this bit of recreation and thus strengthen its sense of togetherness.

The Filipinos spend six months working on this ship, so the quality of the working atmosphere is essential for coping at work. Now Finns, Estonians and Filipinos alike are gathering at the coffee table in the engine room for their regular game of UNO.

- Red six – and no cheating! It’s not a nine, someone shouts amid peals of laughter.

The game at the table demonstrates that compared to Finns, Filipinos are livelier and more outgoing. It also shows Finns and Estonians know how to joke around as well – albeit in ways of their own.

- All right then, here’s a challenge for you: a yellow three!, the next player exclaims.

The Finneco II engine room seems to be simply brimming with joy and brotherhood. It is a warm, authentic atmosphere you could not buy anywhere. To get it, you have to create it.