how to behave at an office party
Here’s the downside about office parties: You have to face your workmates every day of the week. Which is why practicing some form of etiquette is important. Bear these rules in mind:
Don’t drink too much. Having a social drink is appropriate, but don’t go overboard. Drunkenness and decorum simply do not mix!
If you are pursuing a romantic liaison, think carefully about the complications of making your interest public and avoid colleagues who have a camera unless you’re prepared for the results to be mailed around the office the day after!
Use the bash as a chance to get to know others outside your common working circle. This will pay massive workplace dividends and meet your goal of broadening interpersonal relations -not career-furthering opportunism, though frankly it can’t hurt!
Finally, limit your time spent with these people: The boss’s wife/husband (just in case you say too much to bore them!), the office pervert (you know why) or the hostile one (you don’t want her to bite your head off when she’s had a few, do you?)
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