Save the Office Holiday Party
The primary barrier to a holiday office party is:
- booze
- dietary restrictions
- White Elephant gift exchange
- deciding who to invite: vendors/significant others/kids/pets/foreign exchange students/HR (which is why we usually plan the party)
- #MeToo
- the boss insists on showing up
- money
- too busy
- karaoke
Correct.
For tools, tips, techniques, a quiz and some TV to help you ease your mind (or perhaps measure yourself against the experts), see below from our authors.
Does #MeToo mean the end of the workplace holiday party? – Constangy
6 easy ways to keep your workplace holiday party -- without a lawsuit – Constangy
Recommendations to Make the Corporate Holiday Party Fun, Festive, and Harassment-Free – FordHarrison
Tips to ensure alcohol doesn't ruin your company holiday party – Gunster
1 Million Views for All the Wrong Reasons: How to Keep Your Office Holiday Party From Going Viral – Ogletree Deakins
Holiday Survival Quiz – Schwabe
3 Lessons On Holiday Parties From ‘The Office’ –Troutman Sanders
From Mistletoe to #MeToo: Office Party Tips and Trends for 2018 – Littler
Regret-Free Office Holiday Parties – Fisher Phillips
And more at last year's Office Holiday Party blog post: Holiday parties - acknowledge, avoid, assume (nothing).