This Year, Employees Don't Want A Holiday Party

Of all the perks employees could get this season, a holiday party scrapes the bottom of the list. Times are still tight right now, and Americans would way prefer a cash bonus, a raise, or paid time off over a few hours of drunken catharsis and a slab of mediocre fruitcake.

A recent online survey by the jobs and careers community Glassdoor, and conducted by Harris Interactive, asked over 2,500 employed adults what perks they would like, from a list of 11.