Jingle alarm bells

A Mumbai startup goes to Lapland for a pre-Christmas business-vacation to 'collaborate with Santa'. Negotiations stall when Santa demands equity and dental coverage for elves.

The CEO counters with stock options in reindeer futures. In the end, the company leaves with nothing, but frostbite and a signed NDA from Rudolph. Santa returns to celebrate Christmas at his home in Santa Fe.

Anti-Vac Vax


A CEO announces he's taking the entire board to a pre-Christmas trip to the Maldives for 'strategic planning'. The agenda? Discussing how to cut vacation days for employees.

Mid-meeting, a wave washes away the PowerPoint projector. The CFO insists this is a 'cost-saving miracle'. The HR director drafts a new policy: Employees may now only vacation in PPT format.

A Pre-Davos Trip

Two rival companies send an advance team to Davos before they get down to business next month. Accidentally, however, they book the same Swiss chalet. Instead of fighting, they decide to merge - on skis.

Executives negotiate terms while sliding downhill, signing contracts mid-slalom. One VP crashes into a snowman, which is promoted to CIO. The merger is hailed as 'the first hostile takeover conducted entirely on black diamond slopes'. WEF's annual meeting takes a back seat.