Many employers want to boost the holiday spirit in the office this week. One way that you can do that is by putting holiday candles all around the workplace. You want to be careful about how you do this though.

Here are some do’s and don’ts for putting up holiday candles in the office:

- Do choose jar candles. You want to make sure that the wax and the flames of all candles are contained to prevent any type of fire hazard in the office. Jar candles are the safest candles for this.

- Don’t get scented candles. These are wonderful for the holidays but you don’t want to put them in common areas where people might have allergies to them. Putting a single one in your own office is fine.

- Do get candles with wintry themes or colors. You want to get candles that have Christmas spirit. You might not want to go so far as to get Christmas shapes though since there are probably people in the workplace who don’t celebrate Christmas.

- Don’t forget to put them out. Never assume that the last person in the office will blow out all of the candles. Make sure that you put them out before you leave the office even if you leave early one day.

- Don’t stop having candles in the office when the season is over. If you like the way it feels this week to have candles lit in the office then you’ll probably like it all year long!

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