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Why aren't adult field trips a thing?
Capitalism.
The real answer is nobody cared enough to push the idea into the mind of the public, and, therefore, the public did not care enough to act upon it. Capitalism is merely another fragment of humanity's callousness.
Which is why extra bonuses for already wealthy people is the most important thing in the entire world.
On an unrelated note, the word "adult" is cursed.
"Adult field trip" has a much different connotation than simply a field trip that adults go on...
Call it what you want as long as orgies are involved
They exist, just search for "old watermill tour" and I'm sure you'll find something close to you.
They are. They're called "conferences" and they're typically of a bullshit subject matter your company is interested in enough to send you to.
And if you're really unlucky, you become part of the exhibit and have to speak or work booth duty.
Sometimes I forget that Lemmy is full of people who make way more money than me.
I went to one when I was making $36k/year. It’s because I didn’t know any better and volunteered for a bunch of stuff. It was a huge company though.
To a small degree they exist. At least for the parents of said children. My kids’ school frequently asks for parent volunteers to go on field trip to help watch the kids.
Do I have to bring my own cattle prod or do they provide those?
I believe the school system provides those for free.
Until the DoE is disbanded
Then they'll be issued guns
I'm concerned how powerful these cattle prods are that the Department of Energy is involved /s
"I hooked mine up to a car battery, sends a third grader flying 'cross the room I tell ya" - some hillbilly probably
Yeah ours used to do that, and now they require a full background check before you can volunteer. So no field trips.
The background check is pretty easy. Costs less than $20 iirc.
Perhaps they've done something totally awesome that means they can't pass one?
Assuming you mean work-sponsored, they exist. My job usually does one (optional and workload permitting) like every six months. Outside of work...well if you're an adult nothing is stopping you from going to a museum or an old mill yourself.
Schedule a tour of your local water plant! Even small cities have interesting setups, and its in their best interests to give tours and build community trust.
Great idea!
I've been sent to plenty of conferences that were pretty fun
I think those are just called "Strikes"