ECGBL 2024
12th International Educational Game
Awards - 1st Place
SERIOUS PLAY 2024
International Serious Play Awards -
3rd Place
Rise to the top as the best (or least terrible) worker
Prove yourself worthy for your dream job
Pitch yourself to the Boss as a job candidate for a variety of different jobs, ranging from a social media influencer to a supervillain sidekick.
Play dirty and sabotage the competition
Spice things up by giving your friends terrible personality traits. After all, do you really want to work with someone who always makes fake farting noises?
Develop mindfulness and people skills
As a game created to facilitate socio-emotional learning, Terrible Workers provides a safe space to practice people skills for personal development and career growth.
Laugh together with friends
Terrible Workers has been played and loved by players from diverse ages and backgrounds, sparking joy, laughter and fun conversations when played together with friends and family.
Perfect for a variety of occasions
Schools & institutions
Terrible Workers was initially designed in collaboration with a local high school district to help students understand the importance of people skills, making it ideal for a memorable classroom activity.
Professional development workshops
Terrible Workers provides a fun safe space (without fear of failure) for practicing interview skills and advocating for yourself, which are critical abilities for modern day job success.
Family game nights & friendly get-togethers
While Terrible Workers includes a sprinkling of meaningful learning outcomes, we also designed the game to be FUN, first and foremost, bringing joy and laughter to your dinner table.
Loved by players & educators
What people are saying
"Terrible Workers engages players in a humorous and engaging way, [...] strong potential to promote soft skills such as teamwork, empathy, and interpersonal competencies."
Backed by learning science to aid personal growth
Terrible Workers was created by designers and researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to find a way to teach socio-emotional skills effectively - skills that form the backbone for handling the bulk of everyday life, yet are undervalued in most curriculums today.
Now available for purchase!
Get your copies now before our limited stock runs out! Alternatively, please contact us to discuss how we can use Terrible Workers to integrate with your educational goals or local game night.