According to Anne Monjaret, author of The Feast and research fellow at the National Center for Scientific Research, "A party held in the company is not an illusory phenomenon. Under the apparent frivolity attached to this concept lies a real and symbolic social efficiency. These parties play an important role in attaching the individual to the life of the company". Things other than strictly professional tasks also happen.
A festival can be defined as a day dedicated to a saint, or a religious festivity. But it can also be extended to civil sense.
[...] So, how will a person be able to link these two different entities: private life and professional life? Do parties assist in the process? From this finding, can parties be considered a useful management tool? The various parties and their Implications Company celebrations can be divided into two classes: Official parties and unofficial parties. There is a distinction between these parties. When a party is hosted by the company for various reasons, it becomes an official party. The evolution of this kind of party takes place in the enterprise. [...]
[...] The main motive here is to celebrate an event between colleagues. This paves the way for employees to recognize the efforts put in by the Human Resources Department towards their satisfaction. The Official Festivals These celebrations are held by the employees or by the management to focus on a particular event in business life. Examples: retirement is an opportunity to look back at the time spent by the individual in the company, and to share outstanding things that the person had experienced. [...]
[...] This may also allow the employees to talk, open their heart and to make the link between personal life and professional life. This association between personal and professional life may involve questions such as How this crisis, serious or otherwise, will act on the family situation, on an employee's, lifestyle? Will the employee keep his job? In this case, the event conducted is not a party, but is an informal meeting to confront the feelings, worries and questions of the employees Then, the human resources manager or HR can prepare a feedback of what happened during the evening to best respond to questions from the employees. [...]
[...] This is how the personal sphere gets integrated into the professional sphere and takes precedence over the latter. In addition to these special occasions, there are recurring parties related to religious events. For example, we have the Galette des Rois, the traditional Christmas meal, which takes place at noon at the canteen or in another place. Since it takes place in a neutral location, the atmosphere is conducive to personal discussion. But, the arrangement of neutral sites is possible in a small company with a dozen employees. [...]
[...] The strong link between private and professional life is very evident from this. Both the lives are intertwined and it is even more difficult for those concerned to mark the difference between the two spaces and set clear boundaries so that one does not encroach up on the other. Though parties are tools for social cohesion, there must be certain rules or obligations, which are legal or fixed in advance by the hierarchy. For example, the absorption of alcohol in the workplace must be prohibited, except in certain cases where the HRD will allow a low consumption of alcohol to celebrate an event. [...]
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