Monday, December 3, 2007

YCD's helpful holiday party tips

This being holiday party season for work, Johnny insisted that YCD publish a handy list of what's naughty and or nice and likely to get you fired.

#1 In order to misbehave or act inappropriately you have to GO to the party. This is key. If you don't go, you'll never photocopy your butt, you'll never pull a co-worker into the alley behind the bar or under the mistletoe. Seriously, some of you, pick this option.

#2 Some idiot named Larry Buhl, for Yahoo HotJobs in an article said you should never spend more than SEVEN minutes talking to any one person. Great Larry, now lemme tell ya how America rolls. What if, you only like say four people you work with? Are you going to leave after 28 minutes? Is there a lesser amount you should talk to those you don't like? Seven minutes isn't enough to drink a bottle of beer. OK, you CAN drink a beer faster but if you start drinking them like that tongues will wag.

#3 Drinking to excess. If you plan on drinking a lot at your Christmas office party at least have the good sense to have someone tape it. You might need to look for a new job and YouTube offers YOU the exposure you need in today's fast paced unemployment world:


#4 So it's time to go and a co-worker is way too drunk to drive and ready to yack. What do YOU the conscientious person do? Drive them home? Yeah, right, you don't want your car smelling like churl, you call them a cab. Better a cab driver clean it up than you, YCD thinks.

Make sure to look for our next series in January, 'So, you got a co-worker pregnant'

4 comments:

Dusty D said...

I hope I'm not the only soul in the world who thinks that business and fun just do not mix. The enforced gaiety of an office party is almost intolerable, or maybe I'm wound a little tight. But I really don't enjoy it.

Miss Manners agrees with me, I hasten to add. She said the best thing employers can give employees is not some artificially social, awkward "party" but--just the rest of the day off. I agree. Call me a curmudgeon.

glimmertwinfan said...

I'm right with you ypsidixit. You are not wound too tight.

I prefer to pick and choose who I "party" with on our terms, not the company's.

Johnny Action Space Punk said...

Here here ypsidixit. I have never enjoyed office sponsored holiday parties. Sure, the offer of a dinner and drinks is a very nice gesture and some companies including mine do spend some coin on making it nice but I just consider co-workers just that, colleagues.

I've never felt comfortable at these things. Very awkward

Anonymous said...

Companies often create events that cater to employees with children - that's even worse than a lame party for single people.