How To Celebrate Your New Promotion
There are few things better in your professional life than earning a promotion. Not only do you get to add a new title to your CV, but you can also expect a bump in pay too. Plus, the fact that you’ve gotten this promotion over everyone else in your company means that your boss is actually paying attention to all the hard work you’ve been doing.
After months of pushing yourself to take on extra challenges and show off your skills, the moment you receive your promotion can be an excellent opportunity for a celebration. If you’ve been thinking of letting your hair down, here are some of the best ways to celebrate your new promotion.
1. Buy Yourself Something Special
Getting a promotion and a potential pay rise doesn’t necessarily mean you should ignore all of your budgeting restrictions up to now. However, you probably can afford to treat yourself to something small after all of that hard work. Take a look at your budget – you’ll probably be updating it to factor in your new income and anyway and ask yourself what you can get.
If you’re feeling a little unsure about the idea of treating yourself before you’ve received your first padded wage, you could consider buying something that you can see as an “investment” in your new role. For instance, maybe you could buy a new suit, a fancy tie, or a pair of shoes that you can strut your stuff in when you go into the office next. Alternatively, if you want something more personal based on your hobbies or interests, check out GiftCannon’s gift ideas pages, they’re full of great, unique items.
2. Get Your Coworkers Involved
If your coworkers are feeling a little sensitive about being passed over for a promotion you’ve got, then you’re going to need to be careful about the way you choose to celebrate. You don’t want it to seem like you’re rubbing it in their faces. However, a little bit of partying with your colleagues can be an excellent way to show them that you’re still the same person, and that you appreciate what they’ve done to help you reach this new milestone.
Even if you’re going to be the boss of the people that you’re working with now, it’s worth getting everyone involved in a celebration, so you can keep the relationships you have with these people as positive as possible.
3. Give Something Back
If you’re not sure about buying yourself something or spending a fortune on buying drinks for your colleagues at the local pub, then you could consider giving something back instead. If you know you’re going to have some extra money coming in, this is your chance to earn some karma points, and support the people around you who might be in-need.
Look into the charities and non-profit organisations that appeal most to your sense of ethics and morals and see whether you can give them a little extra cash as part of your celebration. You could even consider just donating some of your old suits to charity.
4. Get the Family Together
If you’ve been spending all of your free time focusing on progressing your career up until now, then there’s a good chance that you’ve been neglecting other parts of your life, such as your family and friends. Now that the hard work of earning the promotion is over, it’s the perfect opportunity to reach out to your loved ones and ask them to come and celebrate with you. The event can be as big or as little as you choose, depending on the kind of parties you like to throw.
If you’re not much of a party animal, then a fun meal with your loved ones could be the perfect experience. Alternatively, invite everyone over to your house for a few drinks and a little bit of music if you don’t want to spend money on a venue. Just spending quality time together will be enough for the people who care about you.
5. Celebrate with Your Partner
Although all of your friends and family have probably done their part to support you as you pursued your promotion, there are few people who will have stuck by you as much as your partner. Treat your other half to an intimate celebration for just the two of you, even if it just means enjoying your favourite home-cooked meal with a glass of wine.
You could also look into taking your other half out for a night on the town where you spoil him and her for all the effort they’ve put into helping you in these recent months.