Happy holidays? Survival Guide (part 3 of 6-part series)

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November 19, 11:46 PM

by Marcia Merrill, Career Transition Examiner

 

Part 3-So what if your company keeps track of both your Internet usage and how many minutes you spent on personal cal!  A friend reporte that as supervisor, she had to call in each of her 37 reports and monitor their personal calls and Internet usage!  And then, there was a huge office party with the "work family"-all one big happy, of course.  She was horrified when these same direct reports gave Holiday gifts to her!  How awkward-could be they're bribes under guise of gifts for the holidays, and, of course, she couldn't give everyone a gift!  Folks she genuinely counted as friends-al went out to dinner...in January.    They say most people will gain 7-10 pounds during the holidays!  Gyms will get an influx of memberships. . .  Exercise is a good way to de-stress.  Of course, another technique to let off stress besides exercising, may be journal-writing.Dana Knighten, of inwordJourneys@gmail.com , http://www.examiner.com/x-1044-Career-Transition-Examiner~y2008m11d17-Does-your-job-search-have-to-take-a-holiday#commentswill be teaching a holiday journal writing class in Baltimore,MD  www.collectivex.comf or calendar of events.  Look at some simple fill-in-the-blanks to some holidays at work.  I want my holidays to be...  Gift-giving makes me crazy because...You might make a mindmap as your holiday list.  Draw a circle -labed you.  Now draw 5 spokes about your gift-giving....Think of your workplace gifts-your boss-do you get something or not?  What do yqu get your immediate reports?

What about coworkers on your same level?  Do you take them out to a holiday lunch, give them a coffee place card?

Read Catherine Carey's blog on self-care-and self-care is even more in need while you're trying to navigate the holidays in the workplace.

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