When working in any team, one way or another, we encounter a feeling of awkwardness when the holidays are approaching. Relations with colleagues are more or less understandable, but congratulations to the boss sometimes seem tortured, especially if these are not generally accepted celebrations - it is much easier to compose congratulations on the New Year or on February 23 than on the anniversary. The main problem in relations with superiors is that in congratulations you have to observe etiquette and accurately measure your distance so as not to be unforgivably familiar or insulting indifferent.
In most cases, congratulations turn out to be dependent on corporate policy, which takes place in the team. If conservative relations with a clear hierarchy are practiced, then congratulations to the boss can be emphasized of an official nature. In this case, banality turns into a solid tradition, no one expects from subordinates any unnecessary creative inventions.
Such a traditional approach is quite convenient, and it cannot be considered a drawback. Somewhat more difficult to pick up congratulations for the boss, if the company practices new-fangled team building. The imposition of the policy “our company is our family” can be a good influence on the effectiveness of teamwork, but problems can start in such a simple and sincere affair as congratulations.
In this case, it will be easiest to decide on the style of congratulations, if you understand what role your boss took in the corporate game. If this is the role of the eldest among equals, then we can limit ourselves to the words of good wishes without specifying specifics. In cases where democracy is actively planted in the company, and the boss is “your boyfriend”, you can also be liberated, but you should not forget that he occupies a higher position.
The easiest way to pick up, for example, congratulations on February 23 to the boss, colleagues and even subordinates. Given that this day is a common holiday, and all the men around can to some extent apply for warm words addressed to them, then choosing a style of congratulation is not difficult. This is the day of Defender of the Fatherland, and every man is a potential defender.
If you compare the boss with the commander, who will certainly lead you all to victory, then this will be accepted with positive emotions. For the New Year, it is customary to wish happiness, success and good health. It would be quite appropriate to add a wonderful wish for fulfilling cherished dreams to the boss.
If the words are accompanied by gifts, then with the help of thoughtful text you can increase the spiritual value of the presentation several times. It’s great if you are aware of your boss’s hobbies, and with warmth you mention this in congratulations.
It is advisable to circumvent all sharp corners, especially if the nuances are known that can ruin the mood of the hero of the occasion. For example, you should not write a congratulation to the boss on a card with a picture of a dog, if you know that the boss has lost his pet recently. The manifested sincere delicacy and the memory that the bosses are also people will help to compose emotional and warm lines. But even if this does not work out, you can always call honesty to help, and start congratulating your boss with the words about how you tried to come up with a great congratulation, but did not succeed, so do it as you can, but from the bottom of your heart. As a rule, such recognition is perceived in a positive way, it smooths out minor errors that anyone can make, and warm, sincere smiles will help give a solemn congratulation a touch of homely caring warmth, which you sometimes miss so much at work.