1. Do attend
Your office Christmas party ought to not be an optional party. Even if you can't bear the idea of spending a entire evening with people you dislike spending a working day with, you ought to still make an appearance. Even if you do not enjou yourself you may meet someone new who could be influential to your career. Utilise the time to network with clients or other departments and show you are part of the team.
2. Dress professionally
Don't wear anything inappropriate. You'll know from the invite and from the kind of venue what will be expected of you with regards to apparel so dress accordingly. Beware of choosing anything that will become a topic of conversation the next morning.
3. Moderate your drinking
It's the easiest thing in the world to drink too much alcohol at the office Christmas party particularly if the bar is free and you are standing with a drink in your hand and feeling slightly nervous. Forewarned is forearmed. Stick to your limit, do not get involved in rounds and try and put your drink down between sips. If you feel yourself overdoing it then stop completely and make sure you eat something quickly!
4. Take time to network
The office Christmas party is a perfect time to network with colleagues, other departments, your boss or even with clients if they have been invited. Don't waste this golden chance to forge alliances or get your name known. But make sure you do not spend the evening talking shop, networking is one thing, but you really do not wish to become acknowledged as the workplace bore.
5. Watch your behaviour
Whatever may carry on behind the closed doors of your department, the office Christmas party is not the time to swear, leer, make offensive remarks or tell dirty jokes. It is also not a great idea to make a move on a team member. Think before you act and remind yourself that whatever you get up to, the eyes of your supervisors are on you and everything you do will get magnified and exaggerated when it is retold at the coffee machine the next day!
6. Don't go home early
Unless you are so drunk you are in danger of making a show of yourself, do stay for at least a couple of hours. Remember that your boss has likely spent a lot of time and money coordinating the party and it is he or she you need to impress ultimately.
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