Holidays can be a joyful time of year. However, year-end commitments and obligations to the family can also be challenging and stressful. Depending on how they feel about the holidays, your coworkers can make this particular time of year easier or more challenging for you.
We still need to remember behaviors and actions over the holiday season, even when schedules are a little different, calendars are a little less full, and even the office feels more like a ghost town.
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Those Who Try To Force Joy.
Those who insist on everyone being happy and participating in the celebrations are some of the worst holiday coworkers.
Forced holiday joy is one of the biggest faults that managers and teams make. It’s forced enjoyment when a coworker makes you feel like you’re not a team member if you don’t participate. It’s similar to purchasing acceptance. Putting on a wide smile, spending money, purchasing useless items, etc., only to appear to be having fun and being a part of the team.
Secret Santa exchanges and other holiday activities should be voluntary and free from peer pressure.
Singles Vs. Married
Those who believe singles don’t require vacations as frequently as couples.
Those coworkers who determine who deserves holidays are among the least amiable. Too frequently, people give single or childless workers vacation shifts with the false impression that they require less time off than their married or parent colleagues.
A coworker with greater compassion recognizes that everyone needs a break, regardless of what others think about their circumstances.
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assuming Everyone celebrates It.
While many organizations give their employees a day off for Christmas, not everyone observes the holy holiday. Making this assumption puts coworkers at risk of being left out.
People act as though you’re strange if you don’t plant a tree, decorate it, or go Holiday shopping. And all conversations are about Christmas.