Are you getting ready to celebrate your birthday and look forward to meeting friends in a cafe, gathering at home with relatives and a romantic evening for two? What about your colleagues at work? They also want to congratulate you. Don't disappoint their expectations - be sure to plan a small office party.
Instructions
Step 1
Each office has its own rules for celebrating solemn dates - sometimes unspoken, and sometimes documented. If you are a beginner, be sure to take an interest in them. Is it allowed to gather right at the workplace or is it better to organize a party in the dining room? How does the company's management feel about alcohol? And how much is it customary to spend on a festive table for colleagues? Taking into account all these questions, you will avoid annoying oversights.
Step 2
Of course, the main thing in a “working” birthday is a festive table. The menu depends on the composition of the invitees. If your team is dominated by girls, stock up on fruits and ice cream. Ladies of elegant age prefer cakes and sandwiches with delicious fish. Well, men need meat - at least as part of the same sandwiches.
Step 3
Homemade food is also very popular in offices - pickles and tomatoes, homemade pies and biscuits. If you have the opportunity to pamper your colleagues with such delicacies, do not miss it.
Step 4
Don't serve a table that is too plentiful - this may be considered inappropriate bragging. If there is no alcohol ban in your office, buy a couple of bottles of wine, white and red. A bottle of stronger alcohol will not hurt either - it can be used in cocktails. This set is quite enough for 10 people.
Step 5
Stock up on paper napkins and towels, as well as a set of wooden skewers or toothpicks. Purchase paper plates and glasses. If you are not comfortable with disposable tableware, buy a couple of sets of inexpensive glass goblets - colleagues will appreciate your contribution to beautifying office life.
Step 6
Take care of the music. Background music will add style to the most modest party. You may even be able to dance. However, refrain from chanting - this is not customary in the office.
Step 7
Please note that if your company accepts congratulations in the morning or at lunch, they should not take more than 40 minutes. If you plan to pack up after work, you can sit a little longer. However, do not forget that you are in the office. Those wishing to continue the banquet should move to the nearest cafe - otherwise in the morning your mood may be overshadowed by a showdown with the management. Remember - you are responsible for your holiday.
