So your company has decided not to hold a holiday party this year. Or instead of flying you and all the other employees to Maui for dinner, they told you it’s your job to bring the spinach dip.
They used to be called Christmas parties. Now we call them holiday parties so as not to offend anyone – except perhaps those who don’t observe any holidays this time of year. But be honest – are they really all that much fun?
Your boss puts on the event in part to thank you for all your hard work and in part to update you on the state of the company. The second part, maybe you can do without this time around.
As for conviviality with your colleagues, probably most of you are convivial with those you want to be convivial with the rest of the year. And, of course, you can’t be too convivial at a company holiday party – there are prices to pay for that when you go back to work.
I guess it all depends on the approach. If the company puts on a party out of a sense of obligation, then your presence at the party is an obligation, too. It’s different if the atmosphere involves everyone getting together to try to have a little fun in spite of what’s going on. But what most of us don’t need this year is another obligation.
So if the boss tells you there’s no party this year, well, worse things could happen and may already have. Be grateful that you have an extra few hours of free time, which are precious at this season.
For the rest of you – ask around and see who has the best price on spinach dip.
There, now I’ve said it.
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