{"id":7656,"date":"2010-12-24T09:25:53","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T14:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2010\/12\/holiday-greetings-from-robert-braathes-hr-and-career-guide.html"},"modified":"2017-12-01T08:56:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T13:56:39","slug":"holiday-greetings-from-robert-braathes-hr-and-career-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2010\/12\/holiday-greetings-from-robert-braathes-hr-and-career-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Greetings from Robert Braathe&#8217;s HR and Career Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No matter the holiday you celebrate, this time of year is one where we all can reflect on the past year and look at all the great memories and look forward to new ones.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>I went the traditional route and sent out holiday cards to family, friends, and clients (actually sent them out early this year, the Sunday before Thanksgiving. I knew I would have a busy December, and I may now make that day each year Holiday Card Sunday). Many send their wishes through email. I liked what one of my clients did this year. They sent an e-mail with a link to a flash holiday greeting with music.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>No matter how you wish others a happy holiday, its the surprise of hearing from some that you&#8217;d least expect to hear from that can make any holiday magical. The gift of each other&#8217;s appreciation or gratitude is often enough to make you and those you associate with memorable.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>I hope you enjoy a wonderful holiday season!<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Robert Braathe<\/div>\n<div>http:\/\/www.robertbraathe.com<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter the holiday you celebrate, this time of year is one where we all can reflect on the past year and look at all the great memories and look forward to new ones.I went the traditional route and sent&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,10,13,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-customer-relations","category-employee-relations","category-feedback","category-networking"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Holiday Greetings from Robert Braathe&#039;s HR and Career Guide - Robert Braathe&#039;s HR &amp; 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