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Transcending religious barriers
There’s a family in which we are born and another we create be it with friends or colleagues. Interestingly, it’s the second one with which the IT crowd spends most of their adult years, given that they are at the office for over 50 hours a week. Given the proximity one enjoys with colleagues, over the past decade festivals took a spotlight at the workplace with Human Resource department making el
Hyderabad: There’s a family in which we are born and another we create be it with friends or colleagues. Interestingly, it’s the second one with which the IT crowd spends most of their adult years, given that they are at the office for over 50 hours a week. Given the proximity one enjoys with colleagues, over the past decade festivals took a spotlight at the workplace with Human Resource department making elaborate arrangements for employees.
The idea is simple: To create a warm, homely feeling for the workforce given that most of them are away from their homes.
The premises are decorated in a grand way with everybody chipping in and creating a celebratory atmosphere. While the year sees a strict ‘no alcohol on premises’ policy, Christmas is a time when rum cakes and eggnogs are festively distributed. Games like secret Santa and sharing gifts among each other is a common thing now.
At most offices, Christians share the message of the festival as a mark of beginning the celebration. Says M Rebecca an employee at an IT firm, “I bake a rum and plum cake at home and bring it for my colleagues. We have a dress code for Christmas like red, white and green; it keeps changing every year and everyone participates irrespective of their religion. It feels nice.”
For most people, an outing with colleagues in the area is a must for there are “awesome cuisines and best cocktails being served” pipes J Sunita. “I celebrate Christmas by going out with my friends to attend the events organised by different hotels,” she says.
Of course, the nostalgia of having decorated a tree at home and celebrating with one’s family haunts many, but over the years they learned to adapt and make a home away from home.
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