My office hasn't had a very good holiday party for years, so I've decided to jump in and help out on the committee. I grew up with parents who's companies made the events whole-family events and all of us thought it was a lot of fun, but now I'm finding that most places don't host family-friendly events for their christmas parties and I'm beginning to wonder if this party that we're planning shouldn't be family friendly. Does anyone have any suggestions for good family friendly company parties, or should the idea completely be dropped and instead go for more of a cocktail and entertainment event?
2006-10-12 10:35:17 · 3 answers · asked by Leonai Art 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
One of the largest thoughts of why family would be a good thing is because a lot of the people that would be attending the party are away from their families on meetings, business trips, and working massive overtime to get projects released. i.e. the families aren't able to spend much time with them, and this could potentially be a function where the family could actually feel involved instead of excluded. But then there are those who feel that this is an adult event to congratulate employees on a job well done, not a family function.
2006-10-13 04:50:11 · update #1
Stick with one guest per person, have a dinner and dancing with a live band. I think a family event is a bad idea, some people aren't comfortable hanging out around kids.
2006-10-12 13:29:25 · answer #1 · answered by sunshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going family friendly you might try a morning brunch. If there are not a lot of people with families then you might try a more traditional office party.
If you see anything on the TV show the Office that is a good idea of how not to set up an event.
2006-10-12 11:30:07 · answer #2 · answered by VATreasures 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People spend enough time with their families around the holidays. For most, a company outing might be a chance to have a more adult experience.
2006-10-12 11:38:33 · answer #3 · answered by Justin M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋