It’s that wonderful time of year when people synchronize their house lights to Trans-Siberian Orchestra tracks, litter their front lawns with inflatable Santas on motorcycles, and use their elbows as lethal weapons to get that last Justin Bieber Christmas album. Such a beautiful time. Unfortunately, when employees are dreaming of half-priced electronics and eggnog by the fire place, the furthest thing from their minds is work. This is the time of the year when employees want to be off with their families celebrating the holidays. As the employer, you are often perceived as Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge who chains his employees to their desk without even offering them frosted gingerbread cookies or space heaters, just to keep the business operating. When your business is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year, you have to have a staff at all times and this … [Read more...]