Transform your London office space just in time for party season
Its got to that time of year again. Theres a buzz sweeping through the office, the women are
comparing outfits and make-up, the men are boasting about who they managed to pull last year and themanager is trying to budget the cheapest possible venue and food without looking like a cheapskate.Yes, its the London office Christmas party. For some its the highlight on the workingcalendar, but for others its avoid-at-all-costs annual event. So make sure yours is not the latterby transforming your London office space! The old scenario… Theres a week to goand the office is getting gingerly decorated with recycled 70s style cheap streamers andpaper-chains that would be more fitting in an inner-city social club from the era. The sad lookingtree in the corner is over dressed with a mish-mash of anorexic tinsel and faded ball -balls.To top it off, your boss has taken to wearing novelty ties and marches jollily round theoffice demanding for everyone to get into the spirit. Your ‘secret Santa gift is anotherunimaginative Boots own 3 for 2 offer and you are dreading that under-the-mistletoe moment with themanager later. So what can you do? To avoid your London office space lookingand feeling like any of the above start with thinking about the location. Is your office in arun-down area of London where people are afraid to leave their cars at night? If the answer is yes,you should start thinking about letting a more desirable property in London, somewhere you would beproud to hold a party!Decorate, decorate, decorate! Throw out those old embarrassingdecorations, the key is for your office space to match your branding; image is everything after all.Fake trees are a big no-no today, so invest in a real tree and go green by re-planting it so you canuse it next year!For gift ideas, think outside of the box, get everyone in the office towrite down their three favourite things and then you can be more imaginative. If everyone in theLondon office is buying the same present, it doesnt make for an exciting Christmas. Noveltyties and jumpers are the cringe kitsch of Christmas. Instead, you could have a specific day whereeveryone in the office dresses up and really goes for it! You could turn the office space into agrotto just for the day, so that no other office time and space is wasted on Christmas. Then havethe office party that evening before everyone breaks for Christmas. If youre not from London,why dont you consider a rental of a property just for the evening? Bring your staff down to theultimate party city to take your office Christmas party out of the office! Unfortunatelythere is no trick for avoiding the under-the-mistletoe moment, unless you ban mistletoe from theoffice altogether! Just have some fun!
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