{"id":85588,"date":"2014-12-10T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=85588"},"modified":"2014-12-09T20:25:32","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T02:25:32","slug":"8-office-holiday-party-dos-and-donts-as-told-by-christmas-carol-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=85588","title":{"rendered":"8 Office Holiday Party dos and don&#8217;ts as told by Christmas Carol lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Lauren Bourdages, Senior Assistant, <a title=\"INALJ Ontario*\" href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=57040\" target=\"_blank\">INALJ Ontario<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">8 Office Holiday Party dos and don&#8217;ts as told by Christmas Carol lyrics<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In the memorable words of Andy Williams in the holiday classic <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/It%27s_the_Most_Wonderful_Time_of_the_Year\" target=\"_blank\">It&#8217;s the Most Wonderful time of the\u00a0Year<\/a> &#8220;There&#8217;ll be parties for hosting&#8221; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/73UqDX_quk0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re specifically concerned workplace parties in this case, and the fact that workplace parties as we\u00a0all know, come with their own set of rules. So in the spirit of the holidays, here are a few handy tips for\u00a0surviving the office holiday party season, as given to us by some of the other holiday tunes we\u2019re all\u00a0familiar with:<\/p>\n<p>DO \u2013 \u201cMix and a-mingle\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jingle_Bell_Rock\" target=\"_blank\">Jingle Bell Rock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/itcMLwMEeMQ\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Office holiday parties are the perfect time and perfect place to flex your networking muscles! This\u00a0is especially true of whole organisation office parties where everyone from the Director (who you\u00a0may or may not get to interact with on a daily basis), to the Paging staff and possibly even the Board\u00a0depending on your workplace is going to be there. So take the opportunity to talk to those higher-ups\u00a0you might not normally talk to! Mingle with everyone, and you have the perfect starting point for your\u00a0conversations, ask them what their holiday plans are!<\/p>\n<p>DO \u2013 \u201cDon we now our gay apparel\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deck_the_Halls\" target=\"_blank\">Deck the Halls<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g19_5N6zuIk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Office holiday parties COULD have the same dress code as your every day at the office, or they might\u00a0have a more or less strict one. It depends on the party. That\u2019s the key know what kind of party your\u00a0office is holding and dress appropriately for the occasion. The last thing you want to do is show up in\u00a0business casual and find out that this year they decided to change it up and the party is a semi-formal\u00a0event now; or vice-versa because you also don\u2019t want to be over-dressed for the party! And always ask\u00a0before coming to work in your ugly Christmas sweaters just to be sure!<\/p>\n<p>DON&#8217;T \u2013 \u201cShe&#8217;d been drinkin&#8217; too much egg nog\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grandma_Got_Run_Over_by_a_Reindeer\" target=\"_blank\">Grandma got run over by a reindeer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MgIwLeASnkw\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Please, please, PLEASE don\u2019t be like the Grandma in this song at your office\u2019s holiday party! There are\u00a0too many funny\/bad office holiday party stories out there about people who overindulged at the open\u00a0bar. Yes there may be an open bar or other method of acquiring lots of free drinks, but you do not need\u00a0to take advantage of them. Remember you are still at work, even though it\u2019s a party. Drink responsibily,\u00a0stay safe, and enjoy the fact that the next day you\u2019ll still remember exactly what you, and everyone else\u00a0said and did at the party.<\/p>\n<p>DON&#8217;T \u2013 \u201cLate in time behold him come\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hark!_The_Herald_Angels_Sing\" target=\"_blank\">Hark the herald Angels sing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xw38pGhPXIk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re not usually on time, be on time for the office holiday party. None of this \u201cfashionably late\u201d\u00a0nonsense. My dad had a fantastic life motto and it\u2019s one I strive to follow (even though I sometimes fail),\u00a0he always said \u201cIf you\u2019re 5 minutes early you\u2019re on time. If you\u2019re on time, you\u2019re late. And if you\u2019re late,\u00a0you\u2019re screwed\u201d I can\u2019t remember him actually using the word screwed because I was only a kid when\u00a0he\u2019d drilled it into my head, but that was the gist of it. Being late is not ideal at any time, but being late\u00a0for the holiday party, if you can avoid it, seems especially rude.<\/p>\n<p>DO \u2013 \u201cLet your heart be light\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Have_Yourself_a_Merry_Little_Christmas\" target=\"_blank\">Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SyW1A-S1lmY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As Judy Garland so beautifully reminds us, the holidays are a season of joy and happiness. Don\u2019t get so\u00a0bogged down in social etiquettes that you forget that. The office holiday party is a time to have a good\u00a0time and relax with your coworkers. Don\u2019t think or talk about work during it. Remember to take some\u00a0time off and let go of some of your stress.<\/p>\n<p>DON&#8217;T \u2013 \u201cDashing through the snow\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jingle_Bells\" target=\"_blank\">Jingle Bells<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VKtOBLvPs5Q\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, yeah I know I just finished telling you up there that being late to the office holiday party is a don\u2019t,\u00a0but remember I did say IF it\u2019s avoidable. If you live somewhere where it\u2019s snowy during the holiday\u00a0season and you have to drive or otherwise travel to get to your office\u2019s holiday party I\u2019d rather you get\u00a0there late than see you get into an accident because you were dashing through a snowy landscape. If\u00a0you\u2019re going to be battling old man winter remember to leave earlier than you normally would to give\u00a0yourself lots of time to arrive safely. It\u2019s better to arrive late and all in one piece than not arrive at all!<\/p>\n<p>DO \u2013 \u201cAnd I&#8217;ve bought some corn for popping\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Let_It_Snow!_Let_It_Snow!_Let_It_Snow!\" target=\"_blank\">Let it Snow<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o2uvtl-1V70\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Make sure you find out if you\u2019re expected to bring something to the office holiday party. Many offices\u00a0do a potluck lunch\/dinner and you\u2019re definitely expected to bring some food to that! There could be\u00a0other instances where you\u2019re expected to as well, for example your Director may invite everyone over\u00a0to their house for dinner and ask that each person bring an appetiser or dessert. If you are expected to\u00a0bring something, remember to bring something! It doesn\u2019t have to be a home baked\/home-made dish\u00a0that you spent hours on, but it should be something that has enough quantity that it can be shared by\u00a0multiple people.<\/p>\n<p>DON&#8217;T \u2013 \u201cMistletoe hung where you can see\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rockin%27_Around_the_Christmas_Tree\" target=\"_blank\">Rockin&#8217; Around the Christmas Tree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/is4NQkUN3AI\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is along the same lines as not drinking too much at the holiday party. Yes, I know it\u2019s a party, <a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/laurenbourdages.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-28554 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/laurenbourdages-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"laurenbourdages\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>but\u00a0prefacing that word is the word OFFICE or WORKPLACE. Remember that and you\u2019ll be okay. The key\u00a0here is, don\u2019t do anything or engage in any behaviours that you normally wouldn\u2019t do at a regular day at\u00a0the office. Dance and have a drink or two and have a good time, but don\u2019t say or do anything that you\u00a0could end up regretting. The last thing you want is to become the butt of someone else\u2019s holiday party\u00a0horror story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lauren Bourdages, Senior Assistant, INALJ Ontario 8 Office Holiday Party dos and don&#8217;ts as told by Christmas Carol lyrics In the memorable words of Andy Williams in the holiday classic It&#8217;s the Most Wonderful time of the\u00a0Year &#8220;There&#8217;ll be parties for hosting&#8221; &#8211; We\u2019re specifically concerned workplace parties in this case, and the fact&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=85588\">Read more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":28554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[145],"tags":[69,3592,179,6712,3603,3841,6505],"class_list":["post-85588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-article","tag-blog","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-carols","tag-inalj-ontario","tag-lauren-bourdages","tag-office-party"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/laurenbourdages.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1WoMK-mgs","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}