What is your agency doing in place of a holiday party this year?

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Forcing the one black VP who is 3rd generation American with Nigerian roots to host a Kwanzaa party on Zoom for “culture.”

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Kwanzaa is an African American holiday not that this VP can’t celebrate it but the racism isn’t even cultural accurate🤦🏾‍♀️

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Sweatsuits for everyone, which feels completely appropriate.

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Ooo. I want sweatsuits

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Layoffs

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Probably merging again.

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Wow. Is that a done deal? Good luck.

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They took our holiday break away then gave it back to us.

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Can confirm.

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Holiday Fridays. From now until the end of the year we’re out early every Friday. Really stoked on it!

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Ah, Havas Edge. Have a couple hours off for a couple days! Now ignore the fact that they're making you unnecessarily go into the office all the time despite the county shutting down indoor activities. Despite the fact that everyone's jobs can be done from home. Despite people skipping temp checks, not wearing masks in poorly ventilated enclosed conference rooms, and who knows what else. What a deal!

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As far as I know, nothing.

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Working everyone half to death

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$500 debt cards, reinstating our pay cuts from March - no back pay, but I’m not complaining.

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$500 in debt? That’s sounds like another bill I don’t want. 😂, no glad y’all getting something!

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Leadership gave us 3 extra days off before Christmas so we get two full weeks off. Last day Dec 18, first day back Jan 4. And they gave us the full day before Thanksgiving as opposed to just ‘early close’. Overall not bad.

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I thought it was so silly when Facebook announced this- like tell me their sales reps, platform support, and marketing department are taking this week off

Making us work over 70hrs a week. Next question

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20% salary reductions

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Laying off people and giving CEO bonuses

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Is it bad that I’m kind of relieved NOT to have a holiday party to go to this year?

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I miss production parties more. Even though of late those became much more subdued.

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Denying PTO

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Giving to charity (which they do on top of a party every year) so they can take the tax write off. But nothing for employees.

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Am I the only one that LOVED holiday parties in here? Not just at my shop, but at every shop I’ve been at.

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🙋‍♂️

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Unsocial distancing

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Our holiday party hasn’t been during the “holidays” for years.
Ask again in August.

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Digital Cookbook handout...

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Looks like OMD did one too! #sotrendy

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/omd-usa_omd-thanksgiving-cookbook-activity-6738211471274061824-owrK

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Post your favorite vacation pic (include location)

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Anyone else annoyed with the darn holiday cards with everyone's picture perfect families? Dont get me wrong, there are some I genuinely like bc I like them. Some just feel like its rubbing it in. Or all in my head :(

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Hey so I work on scheduling and then trying to see any other health care jobs that are remote that are higher positions. Anyone have any recommendations that are remote. Plus that I don’t have to use my pto for holidays.

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Just wanted to say I’m in your beautiful city on vacation right now and have met the nicest people! Everyone has been so friendly and helpful with recommendations on where to go. That’s not always the case with places I have been to before. Anyways, loving it here and all the great people that live here! Shout out to y’all!!!

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