[killer_carlson]

There are two schools of thought with Christmas parties:

School 1: No one ever advanced their careers by actions or comments at a Christmas party, but many derailed them.

Therefore, if you subscribe to this school, you go, play it cool, smile, shake hands, and go home after a fairly quiet evening. (I subscribe to this one).

School 2: This is your chance to really make an impression on a boss or supervisor and leapfrog several in your company.

If you subscribe to this one, you will get smashed, use it as an excuse to sleep with somone older than you or tell someone off. This is a high risk, high reward type
scenario. If it works out, you will get a promotion or a really good reference for an alternate job. If it doesn't, you'll probably get fired, which is probably ok because you'll need that time to wash off the essence of the night (or week) before.

As much as school 2 sounds like a joke, it really does happen (and not just women either).


I will also say that as a person who subscribes to school 1, it is often extremely funny to watch someone try to subscribe with school 2 but not do a very good job of it.