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They’re baaaaack! You know what I’m talking about — the swarm of advice-minded blogs and articles that inundate the Internet every December, dishing out the dos and don’ts of the infamous office holiday party. While overall fete etiquette is the aim of many, we’re going to get right to the juicy stuff. To hook up or not hook up at the office party, that’s the question – and a not so easy one for that matter. The office holiday party provides the seemingly perfect opportunity to get a little closer with somebody who has been, up until that point, eye...

Holiday Tips -Take Care of Yourself First-Join the Discussion "After enjoying sobriety for a few years I realize how many holidays I wasted, drinking in bars, drinking in the kitchen and becoming too drunk to join the family for dinner!" Magic I lived with the book "Living Sober" for seven years. It offered me very helpful suggestions in some very tricky situations. I learned that no one cares if I'm drinking or not and that "what" I carried in my glass was rarely noticed by anyone. At first I had the usual questions and fears about social activities like, what...

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Don't dress provocatively, don't hit on your colleagues, and don't get tanked: 'tis the season for the office Christmas party in Sweden and companies are issuing guidelines for how to behave, clearly fearing things will get out of control. In a country where binge drinking is practically a national pastime -- and where Scandinavian firewater aquavit is a key part of the "julbord", the lavish Christmas smorgasbord to which companies treat their staff -- employers are keen to make sure that employees can show up for work the next day. Preferably with their pride intact. "It's about...