Beware: You’re about to read something truly horror-filled! But don’t worry, it’s a hauntingly good read because we’re diving into the November huddle with the HGS OSS teams!
The spooky huddle has been our most anticipated huddle every year. Although Halloween is done by October, the spooky huddle continues to haunt us… it means it’s never too late to celebrate the frightful fun together this November!
Last year, the spooky huddle was all about Filipino folklore—like the kapre, duwende, and nuno. Every corner of the office was filled with classic horror tropes, but it also showcased our teams’ culture of creativity. This year, we handed our teams the freedom to explore what spookiness they could bring to the office chamber with the theme, Feast of Terrors. And guess what? It was a fright to remember!
Ghostly Transformations at the November Huddle…
We challenged our teams to transform themselves into chilling creatures with their costumes. From haunted makeup to eerie masks, we had our hearts pumping as if we were in a horror movie! The Wicked Transformation and Spook-Tacular Makeover for our virtual and onsite huddles, respectively, were our contest themes.
We’re not going to lie when we say that our teams’ entries sent shivers down our spines! You could see our winner in Wicked Transformation who painted her face with a bloody and ghost-like look that felt like she was creeping out of our screens!
Our Spook-Tacular Makeover winner roamed around the office chamber as a burger monster, dancing around to hauntingly entertain us. On top of their performance, they also handed real buns to the audience – and everyone had a good dose of laughs! With their standout entry, we handed Dionie Reclamante the win!
The way Dionie infused horror elements into Angel’s Burger, a famous local business, had our hearts racing! We expected they’d scare us out, but instead, they entertained us to the highest level with full wit.
Visiting the Horror Towns at the November Huddle
Every office site we walked through was a nerve-wracking experience! In our Terror Zone contest, we challenged our teams to transform their workspace into a dreadful space. Then, we visited each bay with different stories to tell… and we’ll share with you a glimpse of terrifying stories from our top 3 winners!
Let’s Walk Through Our Top 3 Winners’ Terrifying Spaces!
Curse of Ange. From its namesake, Ange was unknowingly killed by someone in her house near the wishing well, cursing the family’s home. One of the teams from Twenty-Four Seven team gave us an interactive session by letting us listen to the accused who could’ve killed Ange. Each accused, from family members to friends, defended themselves, stating they didn’t murder Ange – well, who’d admit they’re a suspect?
Alcatraz. Have you heard Alcatraz’ full story? That’s the idea that inspired the other team from Twenty-Four Seven. During their presentation, we heard untold stories from prisoners and what they did to their victims. But, we won’t dive deeper as it might give you nightmares! Similar to the Curse of Ange, this was an interactive experience. This time, we were like in an escape room, solving tricky puzzles to proceed to the next level.
Puno’t Dulo. Or in English, it’s the beginning and the end. The story began with a terrible crime—a murdered woman. And that woman was someone’s daughter. Devastated, the father and mother tried to seek justice, but the system failed them. In the end? They became killers… and murdered those people responsible for their daughter’s death. That was a creative eerie story from our Twenty-Five Seven 9th Floor team that won 3rd place!
If you were to walk through their terrifying experiences, do you think you could survive? How about let’s take a look at our WFH teams?
Enter the Haunted Workspace if You Dare!
Imagine turning your home workspace into a strange local place—could you still live there? Well, our remote teams were brave enough to transform their spaces in the Bewitch Your Workspace contest!
You can see from our champion, Jo Ann Velasco, cast some horrifying elements in her home workspace with pumpkins, spider webs, and… are those ghostly figures? Yep, it is!
Meanwhile, Jovelyn Mopera shed her workspace with spider webs and a witch. There were also red lights surrounding it—we could call her place a dark and uncanny one! No wonder she earned the 1st place.
Little did you know, Leahmela Lozada also had a witch in her workspace. This time, it’s not a witch figure, it’s a real little girl under a witch costume! It’s no surprise Leahmela claimed the 2nd spot.
A Candy-Sweet Adventure with Little Goblins!
These creepy contests might have got your hearts racing! But to ease things up, we’ll share with you the sweet fun about our teams’ little ones in the office. These kids had some good little candies and chocolates from our teams. Not only did our teams don costumes, but their kids went all out as well. Some of them excitingly wore superhero characters like Deadpool and Spider-Man. Another was the little girls in long dresses, emulating Disney princesses like Elsa and Anna from Frozen!
You can scream in cuteness seeing these adorable kids in their costumes, roaming around the office celebrating the spooky festivities with us!
Wrapping Up the Year 2024!
As we close the final chapter of a frightful fun huddle, let’s also not forget to wrap up our incredible year 2024. Our teams never failed to show their creative entries in every huddle contest ever since from the beginning of the year until the last one. This November huddle was the perfect way to end the year, marked with upright synergy, creativity, and connection with one another.
Bidding farewell to 2024, we’re excited for what’s next in 2025! Oh, wait—stay tuned because our Cebu teams will celebrate their Year-End Party (YEP): Stellar this December! You heard it right! Certainly, we cannot wait for what our Cebu teams will bring to the stars.
So, if you’d love to experience huddles like this spooky one, we’re inviting you to join our team through the Careers Site. We can’t wait to celebrate each huddle with you!
