Released on: December 10, 2007, 10:31 pm

Press Release Author: Marie Webb

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: The officebroker.com offers advice to office party goers
everywhere and invitations dropping on desks throughout the world


Press Release Body:


Staffordshire,UK, Dec 11-- Officebroker.com offers the following advice to office
party goers everywhere.With less than a month to go until Christmas, and invitations
dropping on desks throughout the world, the office party season has officially
begun.When you gotta go, you gotta go - Even if your boss is named Ebenezer, you
should show up at your Company office party.

Eat, drink but don't be too merry! - Probably the most important "do\" at any office
party. Just because people wish you a \"Merry\" Christmas doesn't mean that you have
to take them literally. Be aware that alcohol lowers your inhibitions, clouds
judgment and may cause you to do something you regret.


Leave the mini skirt in the wardrobe - Leave low-cut, short and sexy items of
clothing in your wardrobe. Not only will you catch a cold, but you may also lose the
respect of your bosses and co-workers.

Watch the clock - Arrive on time and don't be the last one found propping up the bar
or asleep in a corner.

Talk the talk - Parties are not the time to shrink into the wallpaper. Mingle and
introduce yourself to everyone. Have some ice-breakers ready such as: \"What are you
doing for Christmas\" but avoid conversation deflators such as: \"Do you have kids\"
(If the answer is no, there's no place to go from there.)


Don't flirt with the boss - This is an office party, not a singles bar and it will
not advance your career. Also make sure you aren't caught in any compromising
positions with a hidden camera - trying to explain a slow dance with the MD may be
difficult.

Beware of the office gossip - Under no circumstances should you traffic in office
gossip. You never know who is standing behind you.

Grin and bear it - The party is being given for your benefit, so be gracious, forget
your paltry Christmas bonus and leave your Grinch personality at home for the
evening.


Leave the bank card at home - Buying a drunken round for 30 may seem like a good
idea at the time but the chances are that while your colleagues will soon forget
this act of goodwill your kids won't when Santa doesn't come as a result!


Don't talk shop - And whatever you do, remember that now is not the time to ask your
boss for that long awaited promotion or pay rise. You honestly won't get it!

Owned by joint Managing Directors Jim Venables and Andy Haywood, officebroker.com is
the UK's leading online office broker and works with 97% of the country's serviced
office space providers and landlords. Founded six years ago it has grown into a
multi-million pound enterprise with offices in the UK and US, and plans to launch
divisions in Hong Kong and Amsterdam in 2008.


Managing Director Andy Haywood said: "We've all heard stories about people making
fools of themselves at the office Christmas party. These tales may be a source of
great amusement but the truth is, too much alcohol and merriment can affect
perceptions and have a negative impact on your career."

"However, the Christmas party can also be the perfect opportunity for you to network
and improve other people's opinions of you. Handled correctly, it could further your
career, not ruin it."
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Contact:
Marie Webb
officebroker.com
Sir Robert Peel Mill,
Mill Lane, Fazeley,
Staffordshire,
B78 3QD
UK
0800 111 6 444
marie.webb@officebroker.com
http://www.oficebroker.com/



Web Site: http://www.oficebroker.com/

Contact Details: Marie Webb
officebroker.com
Sir Robert Peel Mill,
Mill Lane, Fazeley,
Staffordshire,
B78 3QD
UK
0800 111 6 444
marie.webb@officebroker.com
http://www.oficebroker.com/