by Rae Lynne Morvay

Created on: December 01, 2007

Common sense should actually dictate what would be wise not to do at a Christmas party, but unfortunately when alcohol is involved common sense seems to go right out the window. And much to the delight of other employees there is always someone who puts on some kind of inappropriate show.

The number one piece of advice I would give anyone is to not drink past the point where you feel you are losing control of yourself. Optimally you should limit your alcohol consumption to one or two drinks. Personally I only have few sips of champaign. But generally the rule of thumb would be once the alcohol is beginning to give you that warm fuzzy feeling it is time to stop. Once you go beyond that point you no are no longer in control of your common sense.

There are also other mistakes that even a sober person can make. For instance:

Don't hit on someone else's spouse.

Don't steal your boss's thunder, in other words don't interrupt when he or she is telling a story, because you think yours is better. Even in a social setting they are still your boss, and if you do something that annoys them or that they don't like they will remember that, and it will reflect on how they feel about you as a person and an employee.

Don't interrupt or make rude comments, or crack jokes when the boss is giving a toast, and don't feel that you need to add in. This is the bosses moment to shine and give thanks to their employees.

Ladies don't dress inappropriately. It is OK to dress up and look a little sexy but don't think that this is an opportunity to let your girls hang out of the top of your dress, or having a skirt that shows more than would be deemed appropriate. You wouldn't show off those parts at the office so why would you show them to the same people at the Christmas party, besides you don't want to get a bad reputation. You can dress sexy by wearing something that is figure flattering, that suites your body. That is far sexier than someone who has everything on display. You don't want the other female looking at you disapprovingly because they definitely will talk.

Don't show up more than 15 to 20 minutes late. Many of us feel the need to be fashionably late, and that is fine. I know for a fact that I never like to be the first person to arrive at a party it is a bit uncomfortable, so arriving a few minutes late is not all that bad, but you should try not to be any later than 15 minutes, while 20 minutes is still fairly acceptable anything after that will definitely be noticed. It is

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