{"id":3408,"date":"2017-12-08T08:09:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T13:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paletted.wwwmi3-ts8.a2hosted.com\/cuisine\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2017-12-08T08:10:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T13:10:21","slug":"holiday-party-dos-and-donts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2017\/12\/08\/holiday-party-dos-and-donts\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Party Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nolwrap\"><p>With holiday season all around us, and with the unfortunate mishaps we see at holiday parties,  here are some basic rules and guidelines &#8212; key do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts &#8212; to surviving and thriving the holiday office party&#8230; <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/HappyHolidays2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3413\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2017\/12\/08\/holiday-party-dos-and-donts\/happyholidays2017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/HappyHolidays2017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1449949674&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92014 Denis Largeron Photographie - www.denislargeron.com - www.facebook.com\/denis.largeron.photo&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HappyHolidays2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/HappyHolidays2017-1024x400.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/HappyHolidays2017-656x300.jpg\" alt=\"HappyHolidays2017\" width=\"656\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-penscratch-featured wp-image-3413\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> remember that although office parties are intended as social events to reward employees and raise morale, they remain strictly business events. <strong>Do<\/strong> act as though your behavior is being observed every minute (because it probably is).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> pass up the invitation to an office party; not attending could hurt your reputation. And when you attend, <strong>do<\/strong> spend at least 30 minutes at the party for appearances. But <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> overstay your welcome by partying until the wee hours.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> conduct yourself professionally at all times. <strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> use the office party as an excuse to blow off steam. It&#8217;s still a company function, so proper etiquette and decorum matter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> bring the party lampshade, gag gifts for the boss, or any other crazy stuff you might do at a personal holiday party.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> enjoy yourself at the party. Employers spend the big bucks to reward their employees, so be sure to enjoy the only holiday gift you may be getting from the company.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> pull the nightclub attire from your closet for the event &#8212; and do ask whether the attire for the party is formal or casual. The party is still a business function, so conservative party clothes are a good choice. So, <strong>do<\/strong> remember to skip anything too revealing or too flashy. Keep your reputation for good taste intact.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> keep your hands to yourself. <strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> flirt, and <strong>Do<\/strong> avoid any other inappropriate behavior. The office party is not the time to end your career with the company by doing something inappropriate or illegal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> spend all evening talking business. You&#8217;ll forever have the label as the office bore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> keep all conversations positive and upbeat. <strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> spend the evening complaining, bragging, correcting, whining, or ridiculing. And <strong>do<\/strong> avoid controversial subjects (such as religion, politics, etc.) and off-color jokes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> monopolize conversations &#8212; and, especially, <strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> talk about yourself or your accomplishments all night. <strong>Do<\/strong> show interest in others. <strong>Do<\/strong> be gracious and thank coworkers and team members for all their help and hard work during the past year. And <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> even think about gossiping about others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> keep one hand free during the night so that you can offer handshakes to people as they come by. And <strong>do<\/strong> keep your drink in your left hand, so you are not offering people a cold, wet handshake all evening.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> feel you need to drink excessively just because it&#8217;s an open bar. And don&#8217;t pig-out at the food buffet either. Moderation is key. You can always eat and drink more after the party.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> take the time to network and schmooze with people at the party who can influence your career or who you may not see regularly, such as top management, people from other departments, and employees from other locations. A holiday party is a great event to begin building or strengthening business relationships, so <strong>do<\/strong> introduce yourself and build your network.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> assume everyone celebrates the same holiday, so <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> go overboard with the &#8220;Merry Christmas.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> be sure you know exactly who is invited to the party. Spouses or significant others are not always on the guest list for office parties. And if guests are permitted, <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> bring an inappropriate person as your guest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> forget to thank the person responsible for the planning and coordinating of the party. And <strong>do<\/strong> consider sending a thank-you note to top management for hosting the party.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> inquire about office policies on providing car or cab service for employees attending the holiday party. And <strong>do<\/strong> appoint a designated driver or <strong>do<\/strong> hire a cab yourself if the company is not willing to provide the rides home. <strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> drink and drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>\nHappy Holidays and Season&#8217;s Greetings!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><small>Disclaimer: this list was consolidated over the years from several sources. If you believe attributes to you are in place, please contact us.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With holiday season all around us, and with the unfortunate mishaps we see at holiday parties, here are some basic rules and guidelines &#8212; key do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts &#8212; to surviving and thriving the holiday office party&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[100,1,18,185,4,3],"tags":[12,460,384,203,457,459,30,458],"class_list":["post-3408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-food","category-holiday","category-networking","category-seasonal","category-wine","tag-catering","tag-dos-and-donts","tag-event","tag-food","tag-holiday-party","tag-holiday-season","tag-how-to","tag-office-party"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcRuXt-SY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1325,"url":"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2011\/11\/28\/holidays-2011-with-palette-dome-cuisine\/","url_meta":{"origin":3408,"position":0},"title":"Holidays 2011 with Palette Dome Cuisine","author":"Chef Mesilati","date":"November 28, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello Friends! 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