Whos Doing the Office Holiday Party This Year?
“Whos Doing the Office Holiday Party This Year? by Susan Dunn,MA, The EQ Coach
If its you, youre going to have your hands full. Its gottenso much more complicated these days with diversity and PC, andactually, at the goodwill-of-the-season level, a matter ofrespecting the sensitivities of others; were all too busy andstressed, and its become a chore.
New? Not really. I came upon an interesting quote from anarticle published in the NY Times in 1937, which went like this:
“We hear the beating of wings over Bethlehem and a light that isnot of the sun or of the stars shines in the midnight sky. Letthe beauty of the story take away all narrowness, all thought offormal creeds. Let it be remembered as a story that has happenedagain and again, to men of many different races, that has beenexpressed through many religions, that has been called by manydifferent names. Time and space and language lay no limitationsupon human brotherhood.”
And earlier than that, in 1934, Julia Peterkin wrote: “I hearthat in many places something has happened to Christmas; that itis changing from a time of merriment and carefree gaiety to aholiday which is filled with tedium; that many people dread theday and the obligation to give Christmas presents is a nightmareto weary, bored souls…”
So nothings new, really. We want to celebrate, not offend, andsomehow find the time and the money to do it. And this yearHanukkah starts December 26th, as does Kwanzaa. Busy time!
Some offices are calling it a a”Kris Kringle Party,” which atleast in the US is one-off enough to be palatable to most. Thereare other themes you can adopt, centering on giving, goodwill,and winter. Only the most obstinate among us realize that wecant do everything at one time. We can leave the angel off thetree, and the cr
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