Office Holiday Party Do’s and Don’ts

Office Holiday Party how-to’s to survive even the most high-profile holiday shindig.

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Facebook

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DO:  Impress Zuck by constantly reminding him how trivial Google+ is.

DON’T:  Upload the photos of you double-fisting the mulled wine to Google+.

Victoria’s Secret

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DO:  Strap on those platforms if you are vertically gifted.  This isn’t the time to remind everyone that the average female height is 5’4, not 5’9.

DON’T:  Forget your angel wings!

Herman Cain’s (former) Campaign Headquarters

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DO:  Feel free to recite the following, verbatim, should anyone start getting too frisky: “Sexual Harassment is unwelcome verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature that is severe or pervasive and affects working conditions or creates a hostile work environment.”

DON’T:  Be the one getting too frisky.  Hint: office holiday party = work environment!

American Airlines

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DO:  Remember to bring some cash for refreshments (the good ol’ days of free snacks are over), and that you are only allowed one carry-on item, the dimensions of which can be no more than 12″ combined.

DON’T: Look too jolly, otherwise you may be subject to the “holiday merriment” fee.

Starbucks

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DO: Feel free to slug down a spiked Peppermint Mocha after the boss does.

DON’T: Show off your hard-earned degree in cocktail mixology, and over do it with vente blow jobs and hand-crafted Adios Motherf**kers.

Dr. Pepper

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DON’T: Be a woman.

Netflix

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DO: Avoid all discussions of Quikster.

DON’T: Mention how you just cancelled your DVD account because you never end up watching half the movies they send.

Congress

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DO: Pose for as many photo ops looking wholesome and festive as possible.

DON’T: Frankly, with an approval rating lower than the IRS, BP during the Deepwater Horizon spill, and Paris Hilton, there really isn’t much you could do to tarnish the legislative branch’s image any further. Or is there…

Old Spice Division of Proctor and Gamble

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DO: Revel in the awesomeness that is the man your man could smell like, the tables of oysters filled with diamonds, and the tickets to that thing you like.

DON’T: Tell your man you’re with the man your man could smell like. Do you really think you can explain chumming it up with a shirtless hottie atop his white stallion? Doubt it.

Have any other pearls of wisdom for keeping the corporate Christmas spirit in good cheer? Let us know in the comments below!

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Katie Celia is a writer and indie filmmaker with a passion for crazy schemes and pastries. When not writing for Comediva she's most likely working with her husband on their feature-length documentary about contemporary pole dancing or conning said husband into coming with her on a quest for a chocolate croissant. Luckily, they live two blocks away from a bakery and are usually victorious in their search for brain food nom noms. www.katiecelia.com

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