The Office Christmas, I Mean "Holiday" Party

HOLIDAY PARTY WORKS THE RITUAL

This article by Diane Cameron, a Capital Region writer, begins:

"Now comes the time of year that makes seasoned managers cringe and human resource directors want to leave town.

"Fine words to the contrary, there is little Peace on Earth at the office this week: It's time for the office Christmas, oops, I mean "holiday" party.

Yes, we've learned to choke on the word Christmas and insist that the December party where we dress in sparkles, bring wrapped gifts and drink eggnog while standing next to an evergreen tree is just a winter event.

But language games are the least of it when management has to plan the annual 'no one will be happy no matter what we do' office holiday party."

To read the full article, go HERE.

And take note of what she calls the CLM, or Career Limiting Move!
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DID YOU KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE OFFICE DESK IS A HOTBED FOR BACTERIA AND VIRUSES? So are phones, keyboards, and mice.

Dr. Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona, counted bacteria on workplace surfaces and found that office toilet seats had 49 germs per square inch, while desktops had almost 21,000 germs per square inch. Phones were worse -- more than 25,000 germs per square inch.

The usual precautions were named in this article Is Your Desk Making You Sick?, but of course few will comply with them. They include wiping these surfaces with disinfectant (where germs can survive up to 3 days when someone coughs, or sneezes - - and food at desk contributes to what's called a "bacteria cafeteria"); staying home when you're sick - stay home until you've been free of fevwer, coughing, nausea and diarrhea for 24 hours; and washing your hands.

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