Timeline for Is it appropriate to gather staff for a holiday party if that holiday has religious significance?
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| Jan 30, 2014 at 8:01 | comment | added | Konamiman | I'm atheist but I'm on for any kind of party where there is nice people and free food. :-P | |
| Dec 9, 2013 at 19:12 | comment | added | user8365 | Any company that would make it about their religion isn't going to wait until December to offend non-believers. | |
| Dec 4, 2013 at 16:59 | answer | added | Monica Cellio | timeline score: 21 | |
| Dec 4, 2013 at 13:54 | comment | added | JMK | As an atheist, companies throwing parties for their various religious holidays doesn't bother me in the slightest, and I think it's a compliment when they try to include me in their celebrations. Anybody offended by this probably has deeper problems. | |
| Dec 4, 2013 at 8:44 | comment | added | user10911 | This question will location/culture specific. Here in New Zealand, almost all workplaces have some kind of Christmas party. As the above poster mentioned, the religious aspect of Christmas isn't really played up. But also, New Zealand culture is less caring about religion/freedom from it, we don't have that 'happy holidays vs merry christmas' debate every year, like the US does. | |
| Dec 4, 2013 at 4:59 | comment | added | Carson63000 | In my experience, when a company does this, the parties generally only touch the secular aspect of the holidays. e.g. Christmas parties will have trees, Santa Claus, etc., but no baby Jesus. Easter parties will have chocolate bunnies. | |
| Dec 4, 2013 at 3:59 | history | asked | Jim G. | CC BY-SA 3.0 |