Office parties are a hit with employees.

• Position: The Workplace - Brief article

The traditional office party tops most employees' wish lists. Some 52% of workers interviewed maintain their favorite work-related holiday celebration is a company party. Twenty-four percent would choose participating in a charitable activity with coworkers, according to a survey from OfficeTeam, Menlo Park, Calif., a staffing service specializing in the placement of highly skilled administrative professionals.

However, employees also are saying, "Bah, humbug!" to a few things: inconvenient scheduling (27%) and boring activities (21%) were identified as the most disliked aspects of the office holiday party.

"Many employees look...