The Palace and Your Company's Year End Party

December is the month to celebrate most companies throw Year-End Parties to their employees to show their appreciation to their employees effort all year round. However, the cost of hosting a year-end party is justified is cause for much debate in corporate circles.  Recently two of the top performing BPO companies celebrated their year-end party at The Palace that is Teleperformance last November 29, 2015 with one of my favorite DJ in town DJ Soulful Jigs "Dennis Garra" (I will make a seperate article about his performance that night) and C3 December 6, 2015.

Many companies have chosen to cut back on year-end functions yet they remain a great way to strengthen ties with existing employees, emphasize and showcase company culture and celebrate the accomplishments of your team.  We’ve worked with many corporate event clients who tell us that they receive tremendous payback from their year-end functions. They would tell you there are three great reasons to throw a company year-end party:

YOUR TEAM HAS EARNED IT. Especially in challenging economic times, your team deserves to be rewarded for reaching your company’s and their department’s goals, working together and with vendors and other partners to move the needle. Every company does not exist without its employees.  Give your team a chance to let their hair down and get to know each other without the pressure of deadlines and budget wars.  Playing together offers your team a great way to highlight personality and sense of humor.  Stopping business, hosting a year-end party and thanking your team is a simple but important gesture that will go a long way to visibly communicate in a fun and entertaining way “THANK YOU!  We can’t do it without you”. Get creative. Create a theme for this year’s event which ties to a major milestone you accomplished together. Infuse it in the décor, in the games, in the awards. Give them a branded tchotchke which reminds them of the milestone as a takeaway gift when they leave. By professionalizing your year-end event, you emphasize your company’s values and attention to quality and detail which sets the standard in your industry. And after all, isn’t that why they chose your company to work for in the first place?

PAY IT FORWARD. Year end functions which “give back” to your team can also be a great way to get them fired up and excited about the upcoming sales season. When everyone is socializing and being rewarded (and awarded) is the perfect time to lay the groundwork for the work ahead in a lighthearted way. Add a competition into your event focused on an upcoming goal, tell them the awards you’ll be giving out at NEXT year’s year-end party or create a signature cocktail which is themed to a new company objective. Whatever way you can subtly add a focus on the future into your annual event, you will have begun to set the stage for success.      

AN ANNUAL AFFAIR. One of the best things about a year end party is that it is an anniversary, an event which everyone looks forward to and presents some closure to the hard year behind you. You need happy, engaged and inspired employees to reach your goals and implement your vision, so it’s a GOOD THING (as Martha would say) to spoil your team with a regular year-end celebration. The key is that you break the mold on the boring office party routine. Reverse the program putting your awards at the beginning instead of the end. Make the management team the wait staff. Create a trivia quiz using company tidbits from the year and pit your departments against one another to win a prize. Create an improve skit out of “great moments in 2014” or a promotional video ad spoof. You’ll create some great stories and goodwill. The perfect way to sail into 2015! 

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I gather some feedbacks I received from BPO employees who experienced having their company’s year-end party at The Palace. Here are some of them :

“Surprised to see a venue that brought a different style of clubbing to Manila. It makes sense, given how hot it is in either city. Place is jampacked on Friday and Saturday nights. Cover is expected for this level of nightclub, but if you're an expat or a Fil-Am, it'll seem so much more affordable for the quality of the experience you'll get here.” – Anonymous, Teleperformance Employee

“Dress code is island casual, which is super welcome considering the climate. Prepare to bump elbows with "famous" celebrities and the kids on the richer end of the Metro's youth. All in all, still solid. Probably my favorite place to go to on Fridays in Manila.” – C3 Employee

“Don't give up on the Manila clubbing scene just yet! The Palace has opened its pool club, one that is good for some chill afternoon that can go til the night and the wee hours of the morning, with not much of a "strict" dress code (see my picture). I went with a couple of my friends on the first week it opened and I must say that I enjoyed myself there and the concept is quite cool because though there are clubhouses in Manila, they don't actually allow you to party freely and this late!” – Anonymous.

“One can compare it to an island vibe brought to the city as it opens at 3PM, closes at 2am on weeknights and 5am on weekends. There are two pools with benches and tables on the side -- one must order at least bottle to stay there. Then there are also airconditioned cabanas should you want something more private (and far from getting wet).” – Anonymous.


“I really liked the old school mix of music that turns into EDM from time to time. As in all places it's really the company that makes it worth while, so make sure you're with those who are in for some pool fun or just lounging around in the benches. I would definitely come here should I just want to tan! Make sure to bring your own towel if you don't want to pay 200 pesos for one!” – Regular Pool Club Party Goer.