It's hard to believe it's been almost three years since the last time many of your employees were in the workplace during the holiday season. Feeling good about it, you walk into your lobby to see the elegant Christmas pine that you helped decorate just the day before.
Oh, it is the most wonderful time of the year, you think. But as you behold the tree in its twinkling glory, an employee tells you: "That tree is inappropriate in the workplace." Hmmm. I guess COVID-19 didn't change everything.
Let me handle this directly and succinctly: The employee is wrong. The Christmas tree is not inappropriate to the workplace; Christmas can and should be acknowledged—so says the Jewish guy who proudly wears his grandmother's chai around his neck. By the way, chai is a Hebrew letter that means "life."
There is no reason to remove symbols of Christmas from holiday decorations. But recognize other holidays, too. A Hanukkah menorah and a Kwanzaa harvest basket would be nice additions.
Your encounter in the lobby, however, is just the beginning of a day of seasonal challenges. You head to the elevator where you hear employees complaining about the holiday party. "I don't want to go, but I feel like I have to," one says. Note to self: Practice the deep breathing exercises that got you through the last holiday party.
Back to the whiners. Of course, you would love to say, "Please, if you don't want to go, by all means, don't. Your present to me would be the absence of your presence."
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