How To Avoid Office Party Mishaps This Holiday Season

The holidays mean offices all over New York are getting ready for those end of year parties. You know the ones: good food, sparkly outfits, Secret Santa chaos. But according to new research, these parties can go off the rails fast when you mix them with too much alcohol.

What New York Managers Are Seeing

Resume.io surveyed 3,000 managers across the country, including New York, and the message was loud and clear. Alcohol is behind almost every holiday party disaster. 72 percent of managers said that when things go wrong, it almost always starts with someone having one drink too many.

Why Office Parties Turn Messy

Career coach Amanda Augustine says staying professional at office events is the best move you can make. It sounds obvious, but you’d be shocked how many people forget it once the open bar appears. One bad moment can follow you long after the decorations come down.

The Conversations New Yorkers Should Avoid

Here are the top things that managers say lead to awkward oversharing: Personal stories, politics or religion, gossip about coworkers, and complaints about the company. Basically, if you wouldn’t say it at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday, don’t say it at the holiday party.

How to Fix Things If You Mess Up

If you slip up at the office party, managers say the best thing you can do is own it. A simple, sincere apology works for most of them. A little humor can help too, as long as you're not making light of the situation. What doesn’t work? Pretending nothing happened, rambling explanations, or showing up the next day offering to do everyone’s job.

The Three Golden Rules for New York Partygoers

Managers across the state recommend sticking with these simple guidelines if you want to keep your reputation clean: limit your drinks to one or two, skip the controversial topics, and have fun.

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Holiday parties are meant to be a break, not a career ender. With a little self control, you can enjoy the night, make some memories, and head into the new year without any “Oh no, did I really say that?” moments.

The Symbolism of the 12 Days of Christmas Explained

The Twelve Days of Christmas was originally published in England in the late eighteenth century. The best known version is a 1909 arrangement by English composer Frederic Austin. He said he simply put down on paper the song he remembered singing with his family as a child. Many of us have often wondered why the lords are a leaping and why we need to know about eight maids a milking. As with many things, the animals and people in the song are symbolic. In this case, they represent things found in the Bible.

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