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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Your tips for a greener, cheaper holiday season
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Deck the halls with … well, what exactly this year?
The economy may have left us all a little less flush this holiday season, but that’s no reason we have to enjoy them less. Many people are planning simpler, greener, cheaper ways of marking the season.
How are you keeping your holiday celebrations simpler, more sustainable and fun? Energy-efficient lights? Carpools to grandma’s house? A different approach to shopping and gifts?
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Scrooge stealing your Christmas party?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Has Mr. Scrooge added a dose of bah, humbug to your workplace cheer?
Tough economic times are forcing many companies to forgo the annual Christmas party in favor of scaled down functions or nothing at all. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a global outplacement firm, found that 77 percent of companies are planning holiday office parties this year. While that figure may sound good, it’s down from 90 percent in 2007.
“With the impact of the housing collapse rippling throughout many sectors of the economy, we are seeing the toll on holiday parties,”
Has the economy forced your company to cancel it’s annual Christmas party? Or, if the party is not canceled, is your company scaling back? Say, holding the party in the office instead of a fancy hotel? Or doing a potluck instead of a catered affair?
