Holiday season office celebrations are no excuse to drink until pass out

December is here, and that means that holiday season workplace parties can’t be far behind. In the next few weeks, co-workers will get together at one office Christmas party or another, however just because there’s Jack and Coke doesn’t mean that public drunkenness and inappropriate behavior are OK. Keep your mind on a swivel are stay alert to appropriate workplace behavior, even at your office Christmas party, writes Fast Company. Source for this article – Holiday office parties and bad behavior do not mix by Money Blog Newz.

Changing your image with holiday season office parties

You should definitely dance and have a good time when at the holiday office party. You need to avoid feeling up your co-workers while being sloppy drunk though. There will be cell phone cameras catching what happens at holiday workplace parties each time something embarrassing happens. And if the boss is a witness, there could be a pink slip with your future.

Holiday season office celebrations nevertheless seem to have issues at them. You will find always people making poor decisions. The HR firm Adecco explains that poor conduct happens often at Christmas parties still. This was shown in a survey. About 40 percent of workers admitted that they have engaged in embarrassing conduct or know someone who has at holiday workplace parties. Twenty-three percent have been officially reprimanded for inappropriate conduct. Taking things a step further, 11 percent of respondents have been or know somebody who was fired for inappropriate conduct. Apparently there were 4 percent who insulted a boss or knew somebody who did. The same goes for the 7 percent who insulted a colleague.

Hooking up unusual between workers

The Adecco survey showed that few people said hookups happened at workplace Christmas parties, report Fast Company. Remember these were the individuals admitting to it. It makes sense that only about 3 percent of workers would be willing to admit that hooking up with a co-worker occurred at the holiday office party.

Self control at holiday season workplace celebrations

Getting drunk and mouthing off at the office Christmas party is a bad idea, particularly during a recession. Make sure you have individuals there to stop you in case you have an office crush and too much booze.

Citations

Fast Company

fastcompany.com/1704993/workplace-holiday-parties-a-breeding-ground-bad-behavior-office-flings-and-unemployment

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