I have been working at CP Staffing Solutions a little over a year now, and I still feel that this is the best company I’ve ever worked for, with some of the best people I’ve ever worked with. Part of the reason for this, in my opinion, is because although we take our work very seriously, we also make room for fun and special moments. A good company knows when to take a breather, which in turn makes for happy employees – happy employees deliver good results! So why not add a little holiday fun to your workplace this week?

Holiday Luncheon.

A good way to spread some holiday cheer is to have everyone eat together. For our holiday luncheon we all went to a restaurant called Chef’s, and it was a lot of fun – not to mention delicious. Everyone laughed, shared stories, admired each other’s food, and took home some leftovers. “Breaking bread” together has a way of connecting people and strengthening relationships, so this might be a good fit for your company. If you have a break-room/lunch-room that’s big enough for everyone, you can have that right in your building, but it might be fun to go out somewhere, so keep that in mind. 😉

Secret Santa.

If a big luncheon is not feasible for your workplace, then you may want to try just having a fun Secret Santa party. Here at CP Staffing, we did a blind gift exchange while we were at Chef’s. There was limit on how much you could spend, and the gifts were to be Buffalo themed. Granted, I kept procrastinating on purchasing my gift, so the one I bought ended up not being Buffalo-themed per se, but it still worked 🙂 . If you want to make it interesting, turn it into White Elephant – have people steal other people’s gifts! We did the White Elephant method, and it actually turned out to be really fun. Although, if you decide to do this, make sure that everyone knows ahead of time. You don’t want to be a Michael Scott, changing the game at the last minute and having everyone steal gifts that were meant for specific people… Not cool.

Holiday Event.

If neither of those things suit your fancy, you can arrange an event – you could go ice skating, curling, sight-seeing, etc. We decided to go curling at Canalside, and it was… interesting. Well, I’m currently about six months pregnant, and so the ice was not exactly my best friend. However, I still gave it a shot (twice!) and I had a great time – even when I slid the 40-lb rock by just graciously sliding on my butt. If it’s not too late and it’s doable, try arranging some kind of fun event for everyone – it’s a great way to bring everyone together and have some laughs along the way.

Music!

Okay, so not everyone is crazy about Christmas music. I usually find that there is no in-between – you either hate it or you love it. Nevertheless, if you’re not able to do anything as a group for the holidays, you may want to just sprinkle some holiday cheer into the workplace by having some low Christmas music playing in the office. I’m on the “Love it” spectrum of Christmas music, so I get really excited about having jingle bells play all day long. But even if you’re not all jazzed up about it, I feel that as long as it’s not obnoxiously loud everyone is usually on board with it. So put some tunes on – music always serves to put a smile on our faces.

We hope that your holiday season is filled with much joy and many special moments. From all of us at CP Staffing – Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

Written by Nayadee Wilson