1. This question that leaves a lot up for interpretation:
Every coworker I've interacted with since the holiday party last Friday has opened the conversation with some variation of "there he is" or "how did the rest of your night go?" so that's a good sign I think
2. This post-morning reality:
Everyone who made it to work today after our office holiday party last night is acting like they survived Vietnam. Someone just referred to a co-worker as "brother".
3. This prom comparison that's real AF:
My office holiday party is tonight where formal wear is required, people got hotel rooms, and weβre getting out early to get ready, itβs basically highschool where Iβm forced to go to prom and Iβm scared
4. This next-day truth for those who didn't party too hard:
When you show up to the office on time the morning after the companyβs holiday party
5. This unfortunate reality of talking to your crush:
my office crush bumped into me while I was drinking wine and apologized so I tried to say βno worriesβ but my mouth was full so I drooled wine on myself howβs everyone elseβs holiday season going
6. This amazing revelation on all the money our companies have:
Iβm at this casino-themed holiday party for my j*b and Iβm just sitting here amazed bc I didnβt realize we had the money for all this
7. This reality for everyone who hates office parties:
My boss hates going to office events so much that he told me he was skipping the holiday party tonight because he had to meet his sonβs cat.
8. This question everyone wants to ask:
We have reached the βso, are you bringing a plus one to the holiday party??β season of office small talk and, dear reader, hereβs hoping your answer does not disappoint
9. This reimbursement strategy:
me calculating how much I spent on a cookie cake for the company party so I could be reimbursed https://t.co/wbuvqglVsh
10. This glorious delight when you love food:
Yall.. the bar at my company's holiday party is self serve
11. This awkward situation that's happened to all of us, I'm sure:
Thereβs nothing like showing up to a company holiday party and seeing how great everyone looks in their Christmas dresses & suits! (You notice it more when you didnβt know that was the vibe & you yourself are in jeans, a sweater & combat boots.)
12. Whew, this gift from the cheesecake gods:
Them cheesecake bites at them holiday partyβs hit different when you ainβt pay for them
13. This surprise that everyone promises:
One time at an office Christmas party, me & the other staff were hoping for Christmas bonuses because the HR dept had been teasing a "surprise gift" from our CEO. Then, with great drama, they revealed the gift was a man playing holiday songs on an acoustic guitar at top volume.
14. This battle between the alcohol and your brain:
*One drink in at the office holiday party* My brain: Don't say anything weird. Me:
15. This wine-infused debate that'll get us in trouble:
Me holding in my political rant 3 bottles of wine deep at my office party tonight
16. This time-management skill we're still trying to master:
When you have to go in to work the day after the holiday party
17. And lastly, this grave reality about holiday parties:
Remember folks, you can only lose the holiday party. You canβt win the holiday party.