# Office Holidays Are Bullsh*t | Business is Bullsh*t Ep. 27

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Podcast: [Business is Bullshit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-is-bullshit-7096260)
Published: 2025-12-21T17:21:00+00:00
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Nothing meaningful gets done after December 15, yet somehow everyone pretends it does. In Episode 27 of Business Is Bullsh*t , we tear into the absolute nonsense that shows up in offices during the holidays. From forced cheer to fake productivity, this is a full teardown of corporate holiday culture: Treating the week between Christmas and New Year's like a normal work week makes you an asshole "Use it or lose it" PTO policies are garbage Busy work exists solely to make bad managers feel better Year-end "spend the budget or lose it" thinking is institutional stupidity Mandatory charity drives and performative LinkedIn posts miss the entire point Secret Santa gifts are cheap, awkward, and usually end up in the trash Everyone wants things launched January 1 while being completely unavailable to approve anything Holiday parties hand out MVP awards right before January layoffs Plus shoutouts to the worst people of the season, including: The "quick 15" meeting scheduled at 4:30 PM on December 23 The coworker proudly announcing they're "still heads-down this week" The meaningless "checking in before the holidays" email If office holidays stress you out, confuse you, or make you question whether anyone is actually working, this episode is for you. Merry Christmas. See you in January.

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