February Workplace Celebrations
One of the best ways to avoid needless employment law disputes is to stay in touch with what your employees are thinking, feeling and doing.
As part of our never-ending quest to keep you up-to-speed on the latest developments affecting your workplace, the following is our guide to some of the lesser-known holidays/celebrations your employees might be observing this month.
Just to make sure you’re paying attention, we included one made-up day on our list. The rest are very real. The first person to post a comment identifying the bogus day will win a valuable prize.
- Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month (1-28)
- Working Naked Day (1)
- Hula in the Coola Day (1)
- Hedgehog Day (2)
- Wear Red Day (3)
- Bubble Gum Day (3)
- Liberace Day (4)
- Weatherperson’s Day (5)
- World Nutella Day (5)
- Ballet Day (7)
- Just Say No to PowerPoints Week (5-11)
- Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbor Day (7)
- Laugh and Get Rich Day (8)
- Read in the Bathtub Day (9)
- White Shirt Day (11)
- Jell-O Week (12-18)
- Get a Different Name Day (13)
- Quirky Alone Day (14)
- National Call In Single Day (14)
- National Gum Drop Day (15)
- My Way Day (17)
- Love Your Pet Day (20)
- Inconvenience Yourself Day (22)
- National Chili Day (23)
- International Sword Swallowers Day (25)
- National Tooth Fairy Day (28)
- Public Sleeping Day (28)
- Bring Lady Gaga to Work Day (29)
What does this mean for employers? If your employees suddenly start impersonating Liberace, swallowing swords, eschewing PowerPoints, wearing tutus, inconveniencing themselves, changing their names, crooning like Sinatra, incorrectly predicting the weather, encasing office supplies in Jell-O and/or suddenly leaving work to return stolen shopping carts, now you know why.
Enjoy the month!
Sources: holidayinsights.com, brownielocks.com
January 30th, 2012 at 9:29 am
Bring Lady Gaga To Work Day (and do not pay her any overtime).
January 30th, 2012 at 9:47 am
Bring Lady Gaga to Work Day is the made up day on the list. The rest are very real.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:11 am
Much as I’d like to (who am I kidding, it would be awkward), I don’t think bringing Lady Gaga to work is recognized – yet.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:38 am
We’ll let a few more peeps weigh in & then reveal the answer. In the meantime, please don’t celebrate the second item on the list without the express written consent of your HR department.
January 30th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
bogus day-Working Naked Day
February 1st, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Hedgehog day must be inaccurate, although my 4-yr-old keeps calling Groundhog Day “Hedgehog Day” by mistake!
February 1st, 2012 at 5:06 pm
I was totally going to guess Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month but I think brining Gaga to work would be a less desirable situation.