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Politically correct or hypocritical?

Written by Kimberly Roden

Do you say “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays”? It’s thought that saying “Happy Holidays” is a broad enough greeting to cover all the holidays during this time of year and will prevent offending someone who doesn’t celebrate Christmas.

According to a recent Rasmussen Reports survey, ninety-two percent (92%) of Americans say they celebrate Christmas in their family. Among those who celebrate Christmas, 58% say they’re more likely to wish a casual acquaintance Happy Holidays.

I found this interesting because why would people do one thing at work and another at home? Is it being politically correct or hypocritical? Aside from Christmas being overly commercialized, it doesn’t change the fact that the meaning of the holiday is to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic. How do you greet casual acquaintances during this time of year? If you don’t celebrate Christmas, do you have expectations from others and have you been offended by a Christmas greeting?

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BIOGRAPHY

Kimberly Roden is an HR professional with 23 years of experience. Her passions lie in helping others become better leaders — to foster employee engagement as well as employee development. Kimberly’s greatest accomplishment (and challenge!) in life has been being a single mother to twins who are now in college. Besides finding Kimberly on her blog http://karoden.wordpress.com/ She is also a contributing writer to www.womenofhr.com site

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