BREAKING NEWS from CNBC! Your holiday office party is going to fail like never before (thx LoLo for the heads up):
If you enjoyed a live band, don’t be surprised by a DJ this year. If you got a little too tipsy, have no fear of a repeat performance — many open bars will now be coming with time limits, or done away with completely.
You might even be able to cancel the babysitter as many of this year’s parties will be occurring during the workday or will be for employees only.
About a quarter of you will probably have no party at all, two thirds of you will not be allowed to bring a guest, and almost everyone will notice the company has slashed the budget for the event significantly (translated: bring a flask).
Additionally, 82% of companies holding the event during the workday reported they will be unplugging the copiers and locking the paper in the supply case, so if you were planning to Xerox off some copies of your rear end, you are out of luck this year. As a result of all of these changes, we are also forecasting a 22% reduction in adultery- and humiliation-related blackmail for FY ’09.
Bill G // Oct 30, 2008 at 9:32 am
Interesting. I wonder if flask sales will skyrocket this holiday season. I predict a lot of alcohol-related gifts.
alyx // Oct 30, 2008 at 9:37 am
That’s what everyone gives us every year regardless.
Tony // Oct 30, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Damnit, and I wanted a photocopy of that redhead down in photography’s ass… guess she’ll have to do the next best thing and arrange a private viewing for me.
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