Full time remote workers - what does your workplace do for holiday parties for you if anything?

[Anonymous]

I'm remote and about %50 of my team is in my city. We did a virtual party last year and will this year as well. This year it's after work hours, so I'll be opting out. I'll spend 8 hours staring at my screen, that is enough

[Anonymous]

Does anyone actually want to attend these, or just feel like you were invited?

[Anonymous]

We have an awkward online party. A few games, talk about your zoom background, a door dash certificate. Then those of us in the physical office head out for a group dinner. 65 person org.

[Anonymous]

So go to party. My old company had. Huge Xmas party NYC I am 100 percent remote. I used Amtrak points to go. A few people put up remote staff. It was wild. We had it roof top a W hotel open bar catered big party then we hit the clubs where they paid.

Turnout was so good the company felt bad about looking cheap remote workers so next year paid and we had a bigger better party and all remote workers paid for.

I was going next year either way as I had my MIL and brother and sister in NY so plenty of places to stay.

Then year three they flew us all San Fran for a big party and at base of Golden Gate Bridge we had it some cool restaurant and they set up airy tours and breakfast.

I think it is up to the actual remote workers to lead the charge.

[Anonymous]

My small nonprofit has a holiday party at our home office location and invite fully remote employees (that’s maybe 15% of the entire team).

[Anonymous]

Our org has hired quite a number of fully remote people in the last few years. For the last two years, we have had an in-person, after-hours, off-site holiday party. The company has paid for one night hotel plus travel for those who want to attend. No per diem though!

[Anonymous]

Besides the OP and the gift card foolishness there is so much resentment for remote workers in this thread. What kind of grunt work are those of you who are in the office required to do? Why do you need to be onsite? If you hate it so much can you switch to the remote side since your company supports it?

[Anonymous]

They'll pay for us to come in if we want though would expect us to also spend some time working with our colleagues in the office as part of that trip. Some years I go in, some years I don't. I like seeing my coworkers in person but tends to be a busy time of year to travel. It would never occur to me to expect anything if I didn't go in though.

[Anonymous]

In my office remote jobs are seen as a privilege that only a few people get. Those who are remote acknowledge it as such too.

To then expect gift cards on top of working where they want and not having to go in the office? That's the height of entitlement.

[Anonymous]

The entire company is fully remote and does nothing- no party, no bonus, no gift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My small nonprofit has a holiday party at our home office location and invite fully remote employees (that’s maybe 15% of the entire team).

At my non-profit, everyone received a 3K check instead of a holiday party. This is on top of the 50K bonus that I receive at the end of year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My small nonprofit has a holiday party at our home office location and invite fully remote employees (that’s maybe 15% of the entire team).

At my non-profit, everyone received a 3K check instead of a holiday party. This is on top of the 50K bonus that I receive at the end of year.

You make my entire salary in bonuses.

[Anonymous]

I think they should have told you about the party so that you could decide if you want to attend or not. That said, I think if you went, it would have to be at your own expense. For me, the benefit of working from home would far outweigh the benefit of a fancy party once a year.

My husband is fully remote, they're doing a Teams happy hour next week which he's not excited about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Besides the OP and the gift card foolishness there is so much resentment for remote workers in this thread. What kind of grunt work are those of you who are in the office required to do? Why do you need to be onsite? If you hate it so much can you switch to the remote side since your company supports it?

If only it were this easy, PP.

[Anonymous]

You are remote which means you don't get invited to in-person events. I presume you don't attend other in-person events like team meetings, client meetings, team building meetings, etc? This would be no different.

You have the benefit of working remotely and saving money on commute/parking, saving time by not having a commute, and having the flexibility to throw in your laundry during a break, get started on dinner prep or picking your kids from school.

So no, you don't get a gift card.