Don’t Drink Too Much at the Office Christmas/Holiday Party
November 26, 2007
eWeek so kindly published a list of stupid things you should not do at your company’s Christmas holiday party: “10 Office Holiday Party Landmines to Avoid.” eWeek even put together a cute slide show to help illustrate their top ten list.
I can distill their essay into the following quick guidelines:
- Don’t be stupid
- Don’t say anything stupid
- Don’t dress stupid
- Don’t do anything stupid
- Don’t bring uninvited stupid people
I would add ‘don’t be photographed doing anything stupid.’
Look, common sense should prevail. It’s not a time to get drunk and cut loose in front of your bosses and colleagues. Be smart, be sober, be polite. Let some other clown make a fool of herself/himself.
To get you in the spirit, be sure to check out the song “I drank too much at my office Christmas party” by The Alice Project.
Have fun!
You missed the obvious couple…
- Don’t drink anything, stupid!
- Don’t do anything stupid with other stupid drunk people.
They go without saying, but they still must be said to assist the stupid people.
We could also say, “Don’t drink anything stupid” (e.g. mixing drinks). Fuzzy navels followed by an egg-nog chaser equals trouble.
The thing that always annoyed me was accidentally discovering co-workers making out or having sex in offices, conference rooms, etc. I don’t know why, but I have some sort of sixth-sense for finding that. Put three closed doors in front of me and I seem to always stumble into the office with someone doing the nasty.
Another classic is the drunk co-worker who would want to beat me up. (LOL) Nothing worse than some stumbling moron with a bone to pick with me. Trouble is, I still have no idea why.
So nowadays, I show up late fashionably late and leave early. If I’m in the mood I might treat myself to no more than one imported beer. Then take some photos of the partygoers for “insurance.” That plan seems to keep me out of trouble.
Enjoy!