What the vibe of your office holiday party says your workplace

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🗓️ 12 December 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and with that, the obligatory office holiday party. Thing is, some choices around holiday parties can tell a story of how a company is doing. Who's there? Who's chatting together or sticking to a corner? What food and drink are being served? Today, we'll help you read the room. But first, most regional Federal Reserve bank presidents have been reappointed, despite some Trump administration proposals to exert greater control over the Fed's regional banks.

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0:00.0	At Pluralsight, we don't just teach skills.
0:02.8	We are building the tech workforce, who deliver results fast, accelerated by top-tier content.
0:08.6	Lead with confidence, lead with expertise.
0:11.1	Visit us at Pluralsight.com to tap in and learn more.
0:15.4	The weather.
0:16.7	Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front.
0:19.8	Hmm, how naughty.
0:21.2	I wonder what I'll be wearing or taking off.
0:24.2	The night will be wild and untamed.
0:26.4	Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you to the skin.
0:30.2	By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching their peak in the afternoon.
0:36.4	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:38.6	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:41.4	Sun Express, nonstop sunshine.
0:46.0	Reading the room if your company throws a holiday party.
0:50.4	I'm David Brancaccio in Los Angeles.
0:52.6	Good morning to you.
0:53.4	First, some top Federal Reserve officials now have a stretch of job security. The Central Bank has announced that most of the presidents of the regional Fed banks have been reappointed. This is despite some Trump administration proposals to exert greater control over the Fed's regional banks, Marketplaces Nancy Marshall-Gensar explains.
1:12.1	The Fed announced yesterday that 11 of the 12 regional Fed bank presidents were reappointed to their
1:17.4	jobs for new five-year terms, which start March 1st of next year. The 12th, Atlanta Fed President
1:23.9	Rafael Bostic, already announced he's retiring. The regional Fed presidents are
1:28.9	appointed by each bank's board of directors and need final approval from the Fed's board of governors
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