{"id":445,"date":"2020-12-28T06:16:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T05:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sprachteam.com\/en\/?p=445"},"modified":"2020-12-28T06:16:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T05:16:11","slug":"gst-christmas-2020-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sprachteam.com\/en\/blog\/gst-christmas-2020-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"GST Christmas \u20132020 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>2020 is almost over \u2013 most people are bound to be happy about that. It was a nerve-racking year in which the COVID-19 pandemic cast its shadow over everything. If we learned anything this year, it was how to modify and adapt. Apart instead of together, digital instead of in person. Now, during the holiday season, things are no different. Keep reading to find out how we at GlobalSprachTeam adapted our Christmas traditions to 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Office decorations<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Deck the office with boughs of holly, fa la la la la\u2026.<\/em>Normally, our office is all decked out this time of year, covered with ornaments, wreaths and candles. Winters in Berlin are long and dark, so we all enjoy being able to do our work in a jolly holiday atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2020 variation: enjoy everyone\u2019s decoration remotely<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree \u2013 how great you look on Google Meet.<\/em> Right now, nobody is at our office due to the high infection rate, so there is no decoration at our headquarters this year. However, we\u2019ve all created some Christmas cheer in our homes with trees, lights, and holiday earrings. During our regular video conferences, we all have the opportunity to admire everyone else\u2019s decoration. This way, our workdays can still be festive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Company Christmas party<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u2026come on it\u2019s lovely weather for a dinner together with you!<\/em> In non-pandemic times, our company Christmas party is held in a nice restaurant with the whole team. Together, we look back on the past year and enjoy the evening with good company and food.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2020 variation: digital Christmas party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Jingle bells, jingle bells \u2013 oh wait, that was the doorbell!<\/em> Because of the pandemic, we couldn\u2019t go to a restaurant together this year. However, we didn\u2019t want to skip the celebration, so we went digital. We all ordered food and spent time together apart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eating gingerbread and sugar cookies at the office<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Tis the season \u2013 to eat cookies at the office.<\/em> Christmas time is synonymous with cookies. Gingerbread, sugar cookies, shortbread \u2013 it wouldn\u2019t be the same without them. Traditionally, our office doesn\u2019t suffer from a shortage of seasonal baked goods. After all, the way to our hearts is through our stomachs!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2020 variation: eating gingerbread and sugar cookies at home<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>All I want for Christmas is you \u2013 as long as you\u2019re a cookie.<\/em> COVID-19 or not, we refuse to give up our holiday baked goods! That is just as true (or especially true?) this year \u2013 the only difference being that we\u2019re at home and not at the office with our colleagues. That does have one advantage though: There\u2019s no need to share!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Christmas 2020: At GlobalSprachTeam, we\u2018ve figured out how to keep the holiday spirit alive in spite of the pandemic. We wish everyone a merry Christmas and hope to soon be able to say: <em>On the first day of Christmas, the EU gave to me, an approved COVID-19 vaccine!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>How do you celebrate the holidays at work? How have you adapted in 2020? Let us know on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sprachteam?lang=en\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 is almost over \u2013 most people are bound to be happy about that. It was a nerve-racking year in which the COVID-19 pandemic cast its shadow over everything. If we learned anything this year, it was how to modify and adapt. Apart instead of together, digital instead of in person. 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