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Originally Posted by maleficent
The office party is part of your job. Its purpose is to bring together coworkers and colleagues for a bit of camaraderie and some well-deserved recognition. If this is not your idea of a great time, then consider it work, put on your best attitude and go.
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I disagree with this position to the extent that I've not gone to one of these "parties" in years. As far as I'm concerned, these parties are a major chance to screw up, make a fool of oneself, and get into trouble. I avoid them like plague. It may be better in a small company, where you actually know who is who.
I have been known to have fun at them, but not in the last 15 or so years. As far as I'm concerned, "social" and "coworkers" do NOT go together in most cases. This is especially true if there's alcohol involved.