Survey reveals top facts about Christmas party season

We are well and truly into the Christmas party season now and this new survey from RecruitIreland.com highlights some interesting facts.

25% of people told their boss what they really think of them (up from just 4% last year) and 28% of respondents have done something embarrassing at the Christmas party (up from 21% last year) while almost half said they drank “way” too much.

One-fifth of employees surveyed had a fling with a colleague and 2% even resigned - unfortunately, we don’t have stats on how many regretted those decisions in the cold light of day!

The majority of people surveyed said the fact that their company was holding a Christmas party was a good sign with 15% responding that they would be concerned for the company's future if the Christmas party was cancelled. And almost two-thirds see the Christmas party as a sign of appreciation and that a cancellation would negatively affect staff morale.

But, despite all that, 83% would still prefer a Christmas bonus to a Christmas party and 44% of people have not used all their holiday entitlements.

Ronan O Callaghan, Sales Manager for RecruitIreland.com, said: “It’s refreshing to see more employers treating their staff to a Christmas night out and positive growth in the numbers getting bonuses and pay rises in 2016.

“Along with increases in jobs advertised and applications coming through the site this again proves the economy is on an upward growth path and we’re delighted that employers are rewarding the loyalty of their current staff.”