For the primary time since 2023, we lastly received to deliver again considered one of our favourite workplace traditions: the Thanksgiving potluck! Final 12 months, with the workplace underneath renovation and everybody working from dwelling, we needed to hit pause on the annual feast. However this November, we had been greater than prepared to collect once more and make up for misplaced time.
The potluck is straightforward however so particular — everybody brings a dish to share. Some are do-it-yourself household recipes handed down by means of generations… and a few could or could not have been picked up on the retailer on the best way to work (we don’t ask questions, and we don’t decide!). All of the meals will get specified by one room, reworking it right into a Thanksgiving unfold that feels identical to being at dwelling — solely together with your work household.
As soon as the desk is ready, we seize our plates, pile them excessive, and sit down collectively. Between bites of turkey, casseroles, and desserts, the most effective half is catching up with coworkers, sharing laughs, and simply slowing down for a second earlier than the vacation season rush actually kicks in.
After skipping a 12 months, this potluck felt additional significant. Traditions like these remind us that it’s not simply concerning the meals (although the meals was actually good) — it’s about connection, group, and being grateful for the folks we get to work alongside daily.
Right here’s to many extra Thanksgiving potlucks to come back — ideally with simply the appropriate stability of home-cooked masterpieces and suspiciously excellent store-bought pies!
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