Christmas Party Pros & Cons for Employees: Read Before It’s Too Late!

November 18, 2018

I love a good work Christmas party. Free food, free wine and the chance to wear a new dress. But, the reality is, we have to be careful letting our hair down at a work party. Because even though there is free beer, company rules still apply. Which means it’s a REALLY bad idea to get drunk and tell the boss how they should be running the company.

I know, because I did just that. It was a number (cough, OK a lot) of years ago, and I had had a few champers before I even arrived at the party and then within 15 minutes of getting there, I was telling the MD where he was going wrong. Needless to say, I got a message from him a week later suggesting that it would be best if I didn’t attend any more company events.

But there are much worse things you can do whilst under the influence of free canapés and cheap bubbles. So, please have a read and take heed!

Lastly, if you really don’t want to go to the work Christmas party, then simply let the organiser know you cannot attend. Don’t say it’s because you would rather poke out your own eyes, just politely let them know you have prior commitments and won’t be able to make it this year. Better this than feel obliged to go, and end up drinking too much, throwing prawns at the boss and letting that sour-faced old prune in the accounts team know what you REALLY think of him…

Cheers folks and here’s hoping you circumnavigate the Work Christmas Party with grace, decorum and a glass of cold bubbles!

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