"The Websters always throw us a big party somewhere and they usually shower us with gifts. Usually at Christmas, we get some kind of bonus and it's always different. A lot of the staff participates in the ugly sweater contest."
- Charmaine Yount, greenhouse manager at The Barn Nursery
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"We all sit down at a very, very long table and enjoy a good meal and great wine together. We usually do it a couple weekends before Christmas."
- Josh Carter, owner of St. John's Restaurant
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"It's a family-owned company, so the owner and his parents and his sister and the all family hosts a big Christmas party for the staff. They all make dinner for us and then we play charades and silly games, and there's lots of cookie baking around here. We've got some Martha Stewarts running around bringing some pretty good baked goods."
- Charity Myers, marketing director at The Great Backyard Place
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"We opt-in for secret Santa. We have a luncheon and select a charity and buy presents for the children."
- Sybil Topel, vice president of communications at the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce