We have recently been asking if you are looking forward to your Christmas do or not?!
Many dread the socialising with their work colleagues as well as bosses/managers at Christmas and are worried about having too many drinks and being out of control causing much embarrassment when back at work. So, we were surprised but over the moon to see the results of our latest surveys that 79% of employees very much look forward to their Christmas Do's. We certainly do here at TipTopJob. It is the time to get to know the people you work with and spend so many hours of the day with and explore relationships.
Our top tip would be to drink a glass of water in between your drinks and eat some food. You are less likely to allow the alcohol to go to your head and remain in control.
What are you doing to celebrate this year?
Our recent survey reveals that over half of offices already have put their Christmas decorations up.
This was researched prior to the 1st of December this year.
It definitely seems there is more early excitement around the start of the festive season.
Our offices are full of fairy lights like we have never seen before. What decorations do you have up?
In our latest survey, we can reveal that a huge proportion of individuals are looking for a new job, NOW, before Christmas.
In the past, it has been fairly common to delay the job hunt until the busy January period and enjoy the Christmas build up and the winding down but our latest survey results tell us otherwise.
77% of those asked have stated that they are looking for work with ONLY 23% waiting another few weeks to kick it off.
Does it make sense to make the fresh start and concentrate on getting your CV/Resume updated and applications out in January? Why are you waiting?
Tell us here....
With the Christmas party season kicking off this week, we thought it suitable to review some tips to surviving it and investigate whether employees "hated them and do not go", "go but prefer not to" or totally "love it and always go"!
Our latest study found that 47% of employees do actually LOVE a Christmas party and always attend. Well, why not? It is an excuse to socialise with your work colleagues, enjoy food and drinks paid for by the company and have a night out!
On the other hand though, 25% unfortunately hated the thought of going to their Christmas party and find an excuse not to go. Are you one of these employees? Come on, tell us what your excuse is this year? On top of this, 28% go because they feel that they have to but prefer not to.
If you are one of those people avoiding the celebrations at Christmas with your work colleagues have a read over the following tips to help with surviving the night:-
- drink a glass of water with every alcoholic drink;
- have a cut off time - pre-book your taxi home and stay safe;
- make sure you either eat before you go out or eat the food that is provided;
- do not go overboard with your choice of outfit and reveal too much flesh;
- pace yourself with the amount you drink and avoid any shots;
- stay away from office politics and gossip as it can get out of control on a night out when everyone relaxes;
- enjoy some dancing but avoid provocative dancing with your work colleagues and bosses;
- avoid posting onto social media throughout the evening;
- try to steer the conversation away from work.
If you can keep some of these pointers in mind, you are sure to enjoy your Christmas party without facing any uncomfortable situations. Have fun, stay safe and be merry!
In our latest survey we asked if people took "holiday" from their quota at work to look after their children through half terms, Easter, Christmas and Summer holidays.
We all know that holiday camps, kids clubs and child-minding can add up to total more than what you could be earning so unless there are grandparents on standby, many have to use their "holiday" allowance to care for their children through the holidays.
Although our survey found that 56% of employees DO NOT take their holiday allowance, a massive 44% DO!
If you are part of this 56% of people, what do your children do through the holidays? Do they attend holiday camps and kids clubs, do you do parental swaps or do you have grandparents, family or friends to help out?
Let us know below.
And finally, take a moment to answer our next survey question on the homepage of our website about your dream job.
In our most recent survey, we asked our users if they were hoping for a kiss at their Christmas party this year and if a kiss could lead to a promotion in the New Year.
We found 43% of respondents are hoping to kiss a work colleague at the office Christmas party and that 1 in 3 people felt that if they managed to kiss their boss at their Christmas party it could lead to a promotion in the New Year. Are people really that desperate to exploit this kind of behaviour in an effort to build their career?
Our survey asked over 1,000 users in the lead up to Christmas.
It is a funny way of thinking because really only the outcome of having too many drinks and kissing work colleagues is embarrassment and awkwardness when it is time to go back into the office.
We would love to hear about what happened at your Christmas do? Did anyone embarrass themselves? Did anyone kiss the boss? Let us know….