Richard Hogan: Beware the pitfalls of the Christmas party

Treat the office party with all the caution it merits

Good old Christmas parties are things to be dodged. Picture: Pexels

Ah, this time of year: mulled wine, cloyingly sweet songs of mistletoe and other festive paraphernalia, children sticky with dreams of Santa and people dressed up as Inuits and lest I forget, the good old annual office Christmas party.

Now, I’m no prude, but I avoid them like the plague. I have gone to a few over the years, and these experiences only confirmed my cognitive bias, the good old Christmas parties are things to be dodged.