Corporate Holiday Party
In the United States Christmas has become the rape of an idea.
- Richard Bach
Why is it that when a company gets large one of the first things to go is the company holiday party? I worked for a small company (less than 10 employees) and one year for our holiday party we took a cruse. At my current company we (the solders) get nothing! Is it due to the high cost? or because the company does not want to do anything that would imply they supported a particular religion. I don’t think either of these are they case because the company spends millions on holiday parties for the sales guys. It is because we, the rank and file, do not have a voice. Much like how the middle class does not have a say in government politics. Can this be changed?
I don’t believe that this culture can be changed because this is rooted deep in the company culture. The sales department traditionally has to woo clients by having parties to wine and dine them. Without the engineering staff sales would have nothing to sell (at least for the long run) and without the sales staff engineering would have no reason to be creative. But sometimes, perhaps, the company should provide nice things for the rank and file employees that do the majority of the work.
What are your thoughts?
