How to behave at the work Christmas dinner

During the dinner and corporate Christmas party people usually relax, it is a propitious time to share outside the workplace and get to know your colleagues better, but it is also common for inexperience or some excesses to say inappropriate things or serious mistakes are commented, that in many cases could tarnish your reputation at work. That's why we give you some important clues about how to behave at Christmas dinner work.

Do not overdo the drink

This is, first of all, the first suggestion, please, BABY WITH MODERATION, and more when you know that you are not resistant to alcohol. This point is one of the most important if you want to avoid to the maximum commit some imprudence or look bad in front of your colleagues and bosses.

An interesting trick to avoid alcohol hitting you hard is to alternate a glass of water between each drink, remember that you are in a celebration of work and not with your friends, try to control yourself.

Looks good

Dedicate some time to arrange for this event, it is a good opportunity for your colleagues to know you as you are, your tastes and hobbies, and of course it always feels good to be dressed accordingly for the situation. In the case of girls it is important not to wear very low-cut things, or dresses or skirts too short or too much makeup, it is not a club plan, it is a business Christmas dinner, remember it.

Do not make others wait

If it is a business party it is not necessary to arrive with strict punctuality, but if it is a dinner and there is a marked time it is important to arrive on time, do not make your colleagues have to wait too long for you to eat, this will only make you stay wrong.

The conversation

There are small companies or work groups in which their members know each other very well and often share, but this is not always the case. If in your case you move in a more formal work environment, the way to start a conversation during the Christmas dinner is of great importance, so in the following steps we give you some valuable advice.

Beware of thematic

Avoid talking about work even if you are with your co-workers, this is a time of recreation, conducive to getting to know each other, that's why you can talk about your hobbies and tastes, but avoid telling too intimate or personal things, filter what you say and be careful with topics delicate as politics or religion.

It is also convenient to avoid radical opinions on any subject, once again remember that you are not with your friends of all the life and that what you say could persecute you for a long time, it seems exaggerated, but it is not.

Do not talk about other colleagues

This advice applies to conversations with people at work with whom you do not have confidence, please avoid talking about other colleagues, you do not know what intentions the person with whom you speak has. During dinners or Christmas parties teases or comments about others are often made, which often reach the ears of these people more exaggerated than they were. To avoid falling into future polemics simply do not talk about others, although those around you do so.

Speak and let talk

He comments, he shares, he talks, but he lets talk too, we all like to be heard and it is very pleasant to share with people who have a good level of conversation and who know how to listen.

Moderate

Not only is it important to moderate the consumption of alcohol, it is also good to moderate the vocabulary and try to be as polite as possible to the table, remember that there are many eyes on you.

Show what you are

Maybe it's funny, after so many suggestions, to tell you that you should be yourself, but that's the way it is. These are tips for you to have an appropriate attitude, because even outside the office you continue in your work environment, but it does not imply that you should be someone else. Talking, for example, about the films you enjoy, your hobbies, the music you like to listen to or some funny story will allow you to relax and enjoy without committing any impudence, is the best way to have fun.

Remember that you are in an important social situation, in which you must be careful, but being yourself. Good luck and happy Christmas!

• Do not think that by being at a dinner, outside the office, you can do and say what you want, be careful and you will be better
• If you have been in other events of this type and you have witnessed how your colleagues make some mistakes, observe and learn so as not to repeat them
• Be careful who you talk to, remember that in the workplace sometimes there is a lot of competition and some people take this opportunity to make their colleagues look bad, do not let that happen to you
• Excessive drinks and excessive fun save it for the small group that are your close colleagues, with them you will surely go partying later and you can enjoy more at ease