Do's And Don'ts For The office festive Party
Posted: Monday, July 06, 2009
by Brian Middle
http://www.chillisauce.co.uk
1. Do attend
Your office Christmas party must not be an optional party. Even if you can't bear the notion of spending a entire night with people you dislike spending a working day with, you must still make an appearance. Even if you do not enjou yourself you may meet someone new who could be influential to your career. Use the time to network with clients or other departments and show you are part of the team.
Don't wear anything inappropriate. You'll know from the invite and from the style of venue what will be expected of you in terms of apparel so dress accordingly. Beware of wearing anything that will become a topic of conversation the next morning.
3. Moderate your drinking
It's the easiest thing in the world to consume too much alcohol at the office Christmas party particularly if the bar is free and you are standing with a beverage in your hand and feeling a little bit nervous. Forewarned is forearmed. Stick to your limit, do not get involved in rounds and attempt and put your beverage down between sips. If you feel yourself overdoing it then stop completely and make sure you eat something quickly!
4. Take time to network
The office Christmas party is an ideal time to network with team members, other departments, your boss or even with clients if they have been invited. Don't waste this golden opportunity to forge alliances or get your name accepted. But make sure you do not spend the night talking shop, networking is one thing, but you really do not wish to become acknowledged as the office bore.
5. Watch your behaviour
Whatever may go on behind the closed doors of your department, the office Christmas party isn't the time to swear, leer, make offensive remarks or tell dirty jokes. It's also not a great notion to make a move on a team member. Think before you act and remind yourself that whatever you get up to, the eyes of your bosses are on you and everything you do will get magnified and exaggerated when it is retold at the coffee machine the next day!
6. Don't go home early
Unless you are so drunk you are in danger of making a show of yourself, do stay for at least a few hours. Remember that your boss has probably spent a lot of time and money coordinating the party and it is he or she you need to impress ultimately.
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