So as not to be ashamed: safety precautions at a corporate party

— Hey, Tolyan, what are you doing? Tolyan, come here! Tolyan, what kind of ballet? Anatoly Alekseevich, deputy general director, gently pulled one of the employees aside by the elbow: “Adelaide, tell me, please, what is the name of this active young man and in what department does he work?”

A corporate event involves a certain amount of informality so that employees get to know each other better, relax, unite, and talk about non-work topics. But colleagues are not friends or relatives, before whom you can open up in all its glory. And so that a fun corporate party does not also become the last working day in the organization, you should follow a few simple rules.

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1. Do not get drunk to a pig squeal - this is the most important thing. Such a tradition - at any event there should be alcohol. They will not offer to hold events without alcohol at all - few people will appreciate such an initiative. But it is worth making it a rule not to exceed the measure. If you don’t know the measures, then it’s better not to drink at all. If you doubt your willpower, refuse to participate in a corporate party. And there should not be an argument “people will not understand” - people are adults, they must understand. If they don't understand, it's even better not to drink with them.

2. Pay attention to appearance. No need to dress in super open dresses and torn jeans. No need to come in sportswear or at home if the event is self-made. You need to understand the appropriateness of the outfit and remember - you still have to work with these people.

3. Do not talk too much. Colleagues (see above) are not friends. Not that they cannot be trusted, but in any team there is competition, hostility of someone to someone, envy, ill-wishers. And all these enemies will gladly take advantage of the mistakes of drunk colleagues.

4. Do not perform modern stage. No youth dance. What is sung in these songs can only be listened to in headphones, but sung in the shower. One employee at karaoke claimed the song with the words:

"Hey, sexy! You're under my skin, so am I, Let's continue, God, how sweet the night is. Number one for you will always be me. The heart is beating over the edge, Anything you want, say, choose. Do you want to play…”

The organizers turned out to be more adequate people and, having imagined how it would be performed in front of the general director and all his deputies, this masterpiece was removed from the playlist. The best option is songs from old movies, there is no vulgarity in them, everyone knows them. And modern miscarriages of pop culture are best performed with friends in the country, where no one will hear.

5. Do not demonstrate hazing. We are talking about office romances - where can you get away from them. But there is no need to huddle in public around the object of your passion, look for secluded places to satisfy the desire for intimacy, lock yourself in the office for the same purpose. Even if both are free, young and the passion is mutual, there will still be gossip among colleagues. Yes, and the general impression of a person will be unpleasant. Personal life should be personal, and not the property of the entire team.

6. Remember about subordination. The management evaluates employees at a corporate party in the same way as on a working day. You can express everything to the boss if the letter of resignation has already been written and is on his desk. There are, of course, those who love to be "their boyfriend." But the mode “I am the boss, you are a fool” can turn on at any moment, and with informal communication it is so easy to cross the line of what is permitted ...

And if the soul asks for a real holiday, it’s better to get drunk in the company of trusted friends who have nothing to do with work, to help outside women (men) in a restaurant or club, to sing your favorite obscene songs in karaoke for strangers, to fill the face of a relative. The corporation is not designed for this.