Best of: How to survive the office Christmas party

It's the work Christmas party season: you're out of the office, and the alcohol is flowing. How can you make sure you don't embarrass yourself (or derail your career)? And how can you bounce back if you do go wrong? Isabel Berwick speaks to FT columnist and veteran party-goer Stephen Bush, author and comedian Viv Groskop and party-shy FT columnist Emma Jacobs to find out. Warning: contains drunken secret Santas, dancefloor embarrassment and toe-curling apologies. Got a Christmas party nightmare you’d like Isabel and Jonathan to help you with? Submit it here: or to isabel.berwick@ft.com Want more? Free links: Workers and bosses opt for Christmas payments over parties The office grinch may have a point — it’s not fun if it’s forced Credits: Presented by Isabel Berwick, produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval, mixed by Simon Panayi. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s head of audio. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Best of: How to survive the office Christmas party is an episode from Working It by Mischa Frankl-Duval.

This episode is 19:03 long.

This episode was published on Dec 10, 2024.

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