{"id":2671,"date":"2019-10-15T10:36:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T15:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2019-10-16T10:53:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T15:53:47","slug":"why-you-shouldnt-dress-up-as-donald-trump-for-halloweenplus-other-dos-and-donts-for-celebrating-halloween-at-work-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/15\/why-you-shouldnt-dress-up-as-donald-trump-for-halloweenplus-other-dos-and-donts-for-celebrating-halloween-at-work-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Shouldn\u2019t Dress up as Donald Trump for Halloween\u2026Plus, Other Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts for Celebrating Halloween at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nrf.com\/media-center\/press-releases\/halloween-spending-reach-9-billion\">175 million Americans<\/a> celebrated Halloween last year\u2026but how should this holiday be approached in the workplace?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/blog\/Blog_Pumpkin2.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin\" width=\"350\" height=\"229\" \/>\u201cCountless workplaces across the country permit or even encourage Halloween costumes in the office,\u201d says Rob Wilson, human resources expert and President of Employco USA, a national employment-solutions firm. \u201cSome even have costume competitions. Other offices have Halloween parties and put up decorations for the holiday. But, in this day and age, it is crucial to consider how your Halloween costume could impact your employer\u2019s opinion of you, or what legal ramifications these common Halloween practices could pose for employers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To that end, workplace expert Rob Wilson has provided the below Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts for celebrating Halloween in the workplace:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 14.928px;\">No Drag &amp; No Donald. <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.928px;\">\u201cDon\u2019t wear any costume which mocks a certain religion, ethnicity, culture, gender or sexual orientation,\u201d says Wilson. \u201cFor example, transgender people often find it offensive when cisgender people dress in \u2018drag\u2019 because they don\u2019t want their identity to be seen as a joke. And, in our current political climate, it would be a bad idea to show up to the office in a Donald Trump costume or a peach costume, which is a popular choice for those who want to see the president impeached. Play it safe: Don\u2019t dress up as any current celebrities or politicians, and avoid nun costumes, priest costumes, and certainly any costumes which would involve you making yourself over to look like a person of another ethnicity, i.e. \u201cblackface,\u201d or wearing Native American costumes or Geisha costumes if you are not of those ethnic backgrounds.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 14.928px;\">Don\u2019t decorate with ghastly or gruesome d\u00e9cor. <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.928px;\">\u201cIt can be festive to have a brightly colored pumpkin on your desk or a collection of gourds on the office break table, but avoid things like demons, dismembered body parts and witches. Many people are offended by such imagery or others might find gruesome displays triggering,\u201d says Wilson. \u201cKeep it professional and tasteful. Think harvest, not graveyard.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 14.928px;\">Do keep in mind other culture\u2019s holidays. <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.928px;\">\u201cMillions of people celebrate the Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos. There is cultural and religious significance to this holiday, so it\u2019s important to familiarize yourself with this holiday and imagery as you don\u2019t want to curtail an employee\u2019s religious freedom,\u201d says Wilson. \u201cAnd, as an employee, you also want to remember that utilizing sugar skulls and other imagery as decorations or costumes can be seen as cultural appropriation, so tread lightly when trying to borrow from another person\u2019s culture.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 14.928px;\">Don\u2019t make your celebrations Halloween-based.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.928px;\"> \u201cNumerous people find Halloween offensive,\u201d says Wilson. \u201cEven if you aren\u2019t opposed to Halloween based on your religious beliefs, you might find a display of tombstones or skeletons to be disturbing, especially if you recently lost a loved one. Keep that in mind when it comes to workplace parties, and rather than have a \u2018Halloween\u2019 party, have a Harvest Festival and keep the focus on seasonal delights like apple cider, pumpkin treats and activities like Jack-O-Lantern carving, rather than having ghouls and goblins all over the place. Make it a celebration of autumn rather than death and gore.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 14.928px;\">Do send out a workplace email reminding everyone of the rules.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.928px;\"> \u201cEmployees are probably going to roll their eyes when they get an email outlining all the costumes they can\u2019t wear,\u201d says Wilson. \u201cSome might even complain about \u2018P.C. Culture\u2019 and reminisce about the good old days. But, remember, it\u2019s better to err on the side of caution when it comes to these events. A Donald Trump costume at the office is a distraction regardless of a person\u2019s politics, so asking people to keep it simple and avoid potentially upsetting costumes is an easy choice.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more on this topic, please contact Rob Wilson at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rwilson@thewilsoncompanies.com\">rwilson@thewilsoncompanies.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>175 million Americans celebrated Halloween last year\u2026but how should this holiday be approached in the workplace? \u201cCountless workplaces across the country permit or even encourage Halloween costumes in the office,\u201d says Rob Wilson, human resources expert and President of Employco&hellip;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/15\/why-you-shouldnt-dress-up-as-donald-trump-for-halloweenplus-other-dos-and-donts-for-celebrating-halloween-at-work-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-human-resources"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Employco USA","author_link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/author\/employcousa\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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