Sending Christmas Cards To Colleagues

[Super Hans 10]

Why do people send Christmas cards around work, does anybody actually appreciate them? People at my old job didn't like the fact that I never sent out Christmas cards. People who I didn't even talk to would hand me a card (they went straight in the bin), but I think I was one of the only ones who asked about people's plans, what they were doing for Christmas, showed a genuine interest etc.

 

Surely that is more important than writing a cookie cutter phrase on a piece of card.

 

So this is a Christmas appeal, please don't burden the colleagues you don't really care about with unwanted Christmas cards

[focemal 10]

I have no religion. No one has ever bothered me about not celebrating Eid, Diwali or Hanukkah. Mention you don't celebrate Christmas and you get funny looks and name calling.

[alchresearch 214]

At work we have a board where you can post a Christmas card or note to your work colleagues, and a charity donation box.

[willman 10]

Have you ever told them you don't want a card?

 

I have a number of friends and colleagues who for whatever reason don't do cards at Christmas - ones a pagan.

 

This year i won't be sending any to my work colleagues,our annual get together was in November and i don't like any of them enough to pay for a stamp.

[L00b 441]

Why do people send Christmas cards around work, does anybody actually appreciate them? People at my old job didn't like the fact that I never sent out Christmas cards. People who I didn't even talk to would hand me a card (they went straight in the bin), but I think I was one of the only ones who asked about people's plans, what they were doing for Christmas, showed a genuine interest etc.

 

Surely that is more important than writing a cookie cutter phrase on a piece of card.

 

So this is a Christmas appeal, please don't burden the colleagues you don't really care about with unwanted Christmas cards

Or you could, you know, write a non-cookie cutter phrase and make it that much more personal, because giving a Christmas case is a personal manifestation of goodwill?

 

Whether the recipients appreciate it or not...is not what Christmas is about, is it?