Top ten Christmas holiday party dos and don'ts

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DARA KELLY,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 8:05 AM

Updated Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 9:37 AM

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Here are some dos and don’t for your Christmas party

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With the countdown to Christmas officially on, chances are most of your co workers are gearing up for the annual office party. Beware!

A night to remember, hopefully for the right reasons, here are some dos and don’ts for your night out on the tiles. Let’s party!

1. Do be sure to RSVP. If you don’t you may be barred.

2. Do be on time ---If you are late they will all talk about you.

3. Do dress up. Smelly socks and jeans won’t impress the boss.

4. Do bring your spouse or loved one. Try and leave with them too.

5. Do be friendly and chat to everyone. That bore from accounting looks a lot better after a few drinks.

6. Do chat about the positives of your work place. Especially to your boss.

7. Do take it as an opportunity to get to know your co-workers. You may not remember who you met the next day.

8. Don’t keep track of how much alcohol you're drinking. Guilt trip!

9. Do watch what you say. Remember if you asked your boss for a raise and said his wife was ugly.

10. Do put away your phone. Posting unflattering photos of your colleagues online might not be too smart..

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SherLinton | Dec 06, 2012, 02:10 PM EST

If American's are to see a better day they must not give in to the material aspect of Christmas. Our Irish Family will have get togethers with wonderful homemade food and forego the buying. Black Friday - bull when in just Sept alone - 122,000 more Americans were laid off of their jobs - the economy is in total standstill brought on by the crooked politicians who are actively destroying us and trying to destroy our spirit. Won't happen - American's can run any business out if we stand together. The FED must go, The TSA is causing the whole world to not want to travel because they practically rape you and your children and your mom and dad and anyone else they want to harrass. We need to impeach the fake we have in gov't now and take down the corrupt depts of Pistole and Napolitano. Lies, deceit, and murder.

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SingleDonald | Dec 06, 2012, 12:35 AM EST

These are sound tips, the way I see them. However, I don't believe that repressive practices should be followed. For example, if you are unmarried, there is nothing wrong with leaving the party with an opposite member, who you think well of. What you and she do afterwards is between the 2 of you! Likely, you will only go to another place, for a brief social moment. Or, you might simply escort her to her train station. So long as everything was voluntary, the company/agency has no right to condemn the 2 people over this, even if one invited the other over to his/her residence! This is after work, for Pete's sake! Concerning drinking, each person must know his/her limits. John Molloy, the sucess writer, had this to say, regarding office parties, in the 1980's: "If you are a man, don't finish the 2nd drink. If you are a woman, don't finish the 1st!" That is a bit much to expect. Self regulation should be the rule of thumb: know your limit!

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