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Office
Christmas
It doesn’t have to be the worst afternoon of your life
By
Brian Knavish
 Like
many things related to the holidays, enjoying the season at work
depends largely on your perspective. Company holiday parties, for
example, can be a great chance to socialize with co-workers
outside of the office and meet their families, or they can be a
painful reminder of why you’re so happy to leave work each day.
A few tips for making the most of the season while on the clock:
Company holiday
parties come in two varieties – those that are really fun and
those that really aren’t. If you’re lucky enough to encounter
the first, enjoy! If you’re one of the unfortunate souls
attending the latter, we suggest playing “Holiday Party Bingo.”
Here’s what you do – take
a plain piece of paper and draw a five-by-five grid of squares.
Then fill each grid with a scene you’re almost certain to
witness that night. A few examples are “Frumpy co-worker with
surprisingly attractive wife,” “Guy
complaining about food,” and “Co-worker ordering drinks three
at a time.” Each time you spot one of these things happening,
mark the square. First one at your table to get bingo wins.
Speaking of alcohol,
if your company offers an open bar, don’t go nuts. Nothing is
more awkward than the first morning back at work after you’ve
told everyone in the company what you really thought of them a few
days prior. If you insist on imbibing heavily, try to stick with
the same drink. As Mike Royko once said, if you started with
bourbon, champagne, vodka, and rum, stick with bourbon, champagne,
vodka or rum. It’ll make the next morning a little more
tolerable.
If this is the first
time your significant other has attended one of your company’s
parties, a preliminary briefing might be a good idea. Let him or
her know that Roger is a bit histrionic, Larry loves anything in a
skirt, and to never, ever, under any circumstances, bring up
politics around Brian.
If your company holds
a Secret Santa, hope that you draw your own name. If that fails,
put an effort into finding a decent gift. When the day comes to
open gifts, you don’t want to be the guy who was too lazy to
pick out a thoughtful present.
Above all, relax and
have fun. The holidays are stressful enough without letting work
get you down.
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Focus
Celebrating the season. Toni Holiday and her husband Joe have
decorated their front door with the warmth of a classic wreath.
Designed by Cynthia Cobb of the Cobb Collection of Peters
Township
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