{"id":13876,"date":"2024-12-13T10:50:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/?p=13876"},"modified":"2024-12-17T11:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:57:17","slug":"the-weihnachtspreis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/the-weihnachtspreis\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8222;Weihnachtspreis&#8220; \u2013 A 2wcom Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13876\" class=\"elementor elementor-13876\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99696fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99696fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f1f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20f1f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For some, it\u2019s the most prestigious award imaginable, as long as they don&#8217;t win it. For others, it\u2019s a reminder to tread carefully through December. At 2wcom, the Christmas season isn\u2019t just about celebrating successes and spreading holiday cheer\u2014it\u2019s also about celebrating our very human, sometimes amusing, moments with the <strong>Weihnachtspreis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Every year, we look back at the \u201coops\u201d moments that brought us unexpected laughter. These moments could happen at the 2wcom headquarters in Flensburg or while working across the globe. Big or small, each story highlights that even in the most professional environments, things can go hilariously wrong (and leave us with a great story to tell).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72c4fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f72c4fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Over the years, we\u2019ve had many memorable nominees for the Weihnachtspreis:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ab80c elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"f4ab80c\" 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class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA calm colleague surprising everyone on a car ride to IBC by yelling \u201cSchnauze!\u201d (\u201cShut up!\u201d). Clarifying later\u2014quietly\u2014that she was addressing a bottle, not a coworker. \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile on company travels, an overly enthusiastic toaster led to a full building evacuation! The fire department nearly broke down the toaster\u2019s door\u2014because while everyone else gathered at the 'correct' emergency meeting spot, the 2wcom employee was calmly waiting somewhere else entirely.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAccidentally creating a virtual loop from home that temporarily disrupted the company\u2019s systems\u2014sending everyone into an early end of the workday (with a lot of confusion).\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTraveling to the UK post-Brexit without a passport. Spoiler: it\u2019s not ideal.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Voriger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"N\u00e4chster\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e500d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e500d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each of these moments was a strong contender, but only one can take home the Weihnachtspreis each year. The real winner, though, is the shared laughter and camaraderie that come from embracing these mishaps as part of the journey.<\/p>\n<p>The Weihnachtspreis is more than just a humorous tradition\u2014it\u2019s a reflection of our unique culture at 2wcom. While we pride ourselves on being a professional and modern team, we never forget that it\u2019s okay to laugh at ourselves and support each other through the occasional hiccup.<\/p>\n<p>So, as we wrap up 2024, we look forward to crowning this year\u2019s Weihnachtspreis winner. Will it be a classic tale of miscommunication? A travel mishap? Or perhaps something we haven\u2019t seen coming?<\/p>\n<p>One thing is for sure: at 2wcom, every story has a place, and every laugh brings us closer together.<\/p>\n<p>Happy holidays from all of us at 2wcom! \ud83c\udf84<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December at 2wcom means it\u2019s time for the Weihnachtspreis\u2014our annual celebration of the funniest \u201coops\u201d moments from the past year.&#x1f384;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":13890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13876"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13902,"href":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13876\/revisions\/13902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2wcom.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}