HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

Now that the holidays are over and everyone is getting back to their routines. Charisma Productions Network thought that we can help everyone ease into the New Year with a little humor. So this edition is focused on laughter and humor.


Let’s start with company holiday parties. Did you do anything embarrassing at the company Christmas party? Did you play, who was the best and worst dressed? Did you overindulge with food or beverage? We understand, we’ve all attended our share of these. Some are fun, some are boring, some you just want to forget altogether and a few, you just lie and tell people you never attended that one. And do we have stories to tell. But we’ll keep those to ourselves for now, but if you share some of yours, we’ll share some of ours.

So, let’s move on to those vendor gifts. How many vendors sent you the all too familiar popcorn tin? Or did anyone get a fruitcake? Or what about a meat and cheese on a carving board set?

Now think about it, if you’ve received any of the above mentioned gifts, you are either on the bottom of their totem pole or they are frugal. I think we’ve all seen our share of “unique” gifts. Here’s a few funny one’with so much vendor advertisement on it that we couldn’t see the actual days on them, oh by the way, did I tell you we don’t even know who that vendor is? We have never worked with them before.

We want to know what the strangest gifts you’ve received were because we want to share them in our next issue. Or, if you would like, tell us about your embarrassing moment (We promise not to mention your name and company)?

Now the parties are done and the New Year’s resolutions kick in. We know, we know; you have to start your diet or you exercise program or you are giving up cigarettes. What about your work resolutions? How about being more organized? Well, you know? You walk into your office after the New Year and clean your desk and make new files and swear that you will keep up with it for the rest of the year. Then you get bombarded with meetings, emails that need to be read (The Charisma Productions Gazette) or responded to, memos that need to get out, events to plan, RFP’s to send, phone messages that need return calls (within 24 hours, not the usual 4 days later or not at all and hope they call back). Then sticky notes get posted around your computer screen and on your desk and all of a sudden, your desk looks just like it did last year.