Do office celebrations make a company stronger and bring people closer, or does it just waste work hours? [closed]

manpreet Best Answer 3 years ago

In our company, we celebrate birthdays and some Indian feasts. It helps to take a time-out, to reboot the brains and to improve relationships. My concern, however is that these celebrations are during work hours. Is this a good use of time?

manpreet 3 years ago

Do office celebrations make a company stronger and bring people closer, or does it just waste work hours?

Yes.

In some offices, with some cultures, these celebrations allow people to mingle and bond, building stronger relationships with each other and with the company that facilitated the event.

In some offices, with some cultures, these celebrations are a forced contrivance. You're forced to go eat bad cake and celebrate some arbitrary achievement rather than getting real work done.

And in probably most offices, you have both at the same time, because people are different. Some people like the celebrations, and some think they are worthless.