6 Tips to Survive Your Holiday Office Party

Harrison Monarth, Salary.com contributing writer

With its booze, year-long pent-up emotions towards co-workers, the specter of organizational politics, various inter-office rivalries and the “secret” cubicle farm romance everyone knows about, the annual company holiday party has all the explosive potential of an open fire in a dynamite factory.

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Survey: Attendance Optional at Company Holiday Party, Most Executives Say

It will soon be that time of year again for the holiday office party.

Will skipping the holiday party at work land you on the boss’s “naughty list”? Not necessarily, according to a new OfficeTeam survey. More than six in 10 (61 percent) executives whose companies host holiday parties said there’s no unwritten rule requiring employees to attend. But that doesn’t mean staff should miss out on the merriment: Thirty-eight percent of respondents indicated that making an appearance is expected.

Managers whose companies host holiday celebrations were asked if they agreed or disagreed with the statement, “It is an unwritten rule that employees should make an appearance at the holiday party.” Their responses*: Continue Reading