The company dinner is one of those social commitments that keep us up at night every Christmas. The contradiction that usually involves spending a few hours partying in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere with all those colleagues and bosses with whom you share so many moments of tension every day makes it very difficult for you to face such an event with enthusiasm. To doubts about the most appropriate look to go to the company dinner is added the fear of having a slip that will expose you in front of all your colleagues. How to behave at the company Christmas dinner? Follow these tips.
To attend or not to attend the company Christmas dinner, that is the question
Surely by now you are looking for a valid excuse that frees you from attending the company Christmas dinner. Stop looking, because the best thing for your professional career is that you go to Christmas dinner. Of course you don’t feel like it, but the objective of that dinner is to promote camaraderie and a good work environment.
This is a time when the usual hierarchy disappears and interns sit with department heads, and clerks sit with bosses. Promoting good relationships and working as a team, that’s the Christmas spirit of this dinner.
If you don’t go to the company Christmas dinner, you project an image that you are not interested in the smooth running of the company, so you have to go. Of course, to avoid disasters that you regret the rest of the year, you have to take care of your behavior down to the smallest detail. Do not be fooled by the relaxed atmosphere and the closeness of your bosses and do not let your guard down. Look on the bright side: the company Christmas dinner is also a time to stand out by suggesting an idea that improves productivity, especially if you launch it at the right time without giving it too much importance.
What you should NOT do at the company Christmas dinner?
The basic premise for you to succeed at the company dinner this Christmas is not to overdo it. Don’t try to be the center of attention and don’t manipulate the conversation. Avoid talking about politics and religion and show yourself at all times as a calm and restrained person. If you talk about work issues, make sure that they are not important issues and, above all, do not bring up personal quarrels.
Remember at all times that even if you are sharing a bottle of wine and a few laughs with your boss now, he is still your boss and tomorrow he may not be so amused by your naturalness. Also, do not forget that there is always a malicious co-worker, so do not talk too much about your private life or mention any personal problem so that he cannot use it against you in the future.
But if there is something to be careful with at these company dinners at Christmas, it is alcohol. Do not drink. It is one thing to have a glass of wine and another to let yourself be carried away by the good atmosphere and believe that you are with your friends. You’re at work, even if it’s not hours, so don’t drink to avoid doing or saying something you’ll regret later.
And although the objective of the company dinner is to strengthen ties with your colleagues, do not get carried away by the festive atmosphere. And if that colleague who isn’t bad at all starts flirting with you, no matter how much you want to stay, it’s time to go home, because having a relationship with someone from work is not the most advisable thing in these times.
