German Court Rules Office Parties Are Work, Not Fun

A German court has ruled that office parties are work, not fun. Anyone who has ever attended an office party already knew that, of course.

FILED UNDER: Uncategorized
James Joyner
About James Joyner
James Joyner is Professor and Department Head of Security Studies at Marine Corps University's Command and Staff College. He's a former Army officer and Desert Storm veteran. Views expressed here are his own. Follow James on Twitter @DrJJoyner.

Comments

  1. ICallMasICM says:

    As a consultant the real question is whether they’re billable.

  2. James Joyner says:

    If it’s a client’s party, I’d think so. If it’s your company’s party, probably not unless there’s some sort of “overhead” category you can charge against.

  3. Ron says:

    Obviously never been to one of our office parties.