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EP. 1354 “Office parties: where holiday cheer reveals everyone’s true colours.”
Ever wondered what not to do at your office Christmas party? We promise you'll learn from our collection of both hilarious and cautionary tales that might make you think twice before trying to fit a champagne glass in your mouth. From fire department appearances to unexpected pier plunges, we relive the wildest moments that have made these parties legendary—and sometimes regrettable. Whether you're a seasoned office partygoer or a cautious newbie, these stories will serve as an entertaining guide on how to keep yourself off the 'infamous' list this festive season.
As we gear up for another round of holiday festivities, we share our top tips on how to strike the perfect balance between fun and maintaining your professional integrity. It's all about enjoying yourself while keeping your dignity intact, and we've got the advice to help you do just that. Hydrate, keep conversations light, and definitely hit the dance floor. With beautiful weather adding to the holiday cheer, we hope to inspire you to have fun and make lasting, joyful memories while navigating the fine line between celebration and reputation.
Oh my gosh, the tragic moments of Christmas parties, misbehaving it's all happening at the moment. We're going to talk about some of our highlights on some of the Christmas parties and what not to do on your office Christmas party. Stay tuned, I'm the ringleader. So what you like, oh Cleo, we've been working together a while now. We've got some good stories to share about these Christmas parties.
Speaker 2:Way to begin. There's been so many memorable moments, it is the skilling season and, yeah, we've got some tips for everyone what to do, what not to do and how to keep employed.
Speaker 1:How to keep your job. Well, it's true, because, like like you can't, some of this stuff that happens on christmas parties you cannot unsee it's true, everybody's.
Speaker 2:You know.
Speaker 1:You know how to drink, everyone's in a good mood and you know you get carried away in the moment and then, before too long, the next morning feels like a nightmare we've all been there and, and I think the key, the key here is, um, you know it's, it is the time to have fun, but I think the key to remember is that if, um, you're not going to be able to undo if you have too much fun, so I think you've got to sort of fast forward three months and look back and go. Is that okay to look back on three months, one year later? Because some of the highlights, or some of the greats of the what not to do's that we've had, which're going to go through, have just been an absolute shocker. We've had the fire department turn up to our Christmas parties, which was, according to the guild, a bunch of hot guys. They were very impressed at the time and there was tears and there was laughter and there was amazing stuff. We've had, you know, stitches put in people's heads.
Speaker 2:I was just about to say stitches.
Speaker 1:Stitches put in people's heads We've had, you know. I probably think one of the highlights of one of mine was when my mum was sitting there at the table we were all having a meal together and the receptionist at the time decided she could put the whole glass of champagne in her mouth. And what I mean is not the liquid but the actual glass. So she put her hands behind her my mum's sitting there next to her she puts the whole, she puts her hands behind her back, she puts the whole glass, wraps her mouth around the whole glass and then goes, go, and then. And then my mum's going like like European mum, just looking at her going, okay, you know. And then she goes. I can go down further, I'll do another one and I'm like, oh my God, oh my God. So what happens here, Claire? Why do people get this so wrong?
Speaker 2:You know, I think the biggest tip for anyone young in real estate like, think of Wolf of Wall Street. You know, crazy, crazy, crazy Christmas parties. You don't want to be that person that everyone's talking about. If you're new, I would probably wait a couple of years before you're a little bit important before you start having a massive drunken DNM with your boss or manager, because you know as much as in our office. You know Mark and Lisa are all very cool and you know, don't call the grudge in that way, it will. You know it's something that your peers as well might look at you a bit different.
Speaker 2:I think we had a staff member that had to wear a stack helmet one day in the office the next day. You know things like that it was. You know, it's not so much just the bosses, it's the people you work with as well. One of my favourite highlights of our Christmas parties because they are unique. We go away for the weekend. One of the girls fell asleep in the sun and she was really really white, white, white, like white, and someone just put a table over the top of her for shade but she still got like almost third degree burns from the sun.
Speaker 1:Um, and that's not embarrassing, huh I'm like, and the pain that, the enduring pain, but um, also a big highlight of one that I remember is um, there was, that was we were stepping onto a boat. We were stepping onto a boat and there wasn't that much of it. It wasn't a big step, it was a step of maybe a body width, maybe I wouldn't say half a metre, I would say it was 50 centimetre. It was just from the pier, from the pier to the, to the boat, and for some reason, this lovely lady working in our office just sort of missed it. So she, perfectly like a pencil it was like a pencil, like a pencil, jump, perfectly went down between the boat and the pier in Darling Harbour.
Speaker 1:And not only that, but the two guys that were sort of I was, I think, in front and the other guy, I think it was Angelo, was behind, and like we were like what was that? What happened? And then it was like we were like what was that? What happened? You know like, and then it was like what happened? And it was like she just went down and we were like what do you mean? And then I'm looking down, there's like no one, it's just like a disappeared in the water, like a perfect.
Speaker 1:And Jared remember and there's no head, there's no head, there's no nothing, not even like and there's no head, there's no head, there's no nothing, not even like a flurry of nothing. And then, anyway, about five seconds later, comes up. We're like we just see this hand come out of the water and we're like ooh. And then grab the hand, pull it back out of the water. And the best part was like you can't undo that, by the way, but the best part even though she had a good crack break, red hot cracker, trying to undo it is she sat there like nothing happened totally wet and and totally in a white dress, totally, totally, like just, and why I say like?
Speaker 1:it was the type of dress you actually couldn't see that it was wet like it was. It was just just sat there at the table, look like she had sort of slickicked back hair, had normal conversations, and then the other guy pulled out of the water like what was that?
Speaker 1:How can you just like keep on going and act like yeah, it was like, it was like she was totally, almost, like she was totally sober. But yeah, it happens, this stuff happens and you've got to be careful. It happens, this stuff happens and you've got to be careful. Guys Far out, what about a bit of a? We haven't even talked about hanky-panky, but sometimes you know, you find out a month later. A month later you're like no, it's like yes.
Speaker 2:Those Christmas party cuddle-, oh my god. I'm thankfully happily married. Never, ever, ever, would I ever. But that walk where you accidentally walk past someone. You're like, oh shit, they just hooked up or something. And you're like, oh, and then you're talking about it for years later you still talk about it.
Speaker 2:I think, regardless of you know how much time goes by. Whenever we're sitting around having your chat, it always comes up. Something comes up where you're talking about some Christmas party funny moment or something like that and yeah, people usually are pretty good, like you've got to think you could get captioned on camera, like look what's happening to Diddy right now. You don't want to be in that situation where you're being filmed by someone.
Speaker 1:There's the whole thing and also just it never gets unseen, Like. I think the bottom line out of today is keep your shit together, have as much fun as you possibly can whilst upholding your integrity Some kind of dignity. You know dignity, right, you know like, just have a ball, go crazy, go hard, but just remember the next day, the next week, the next month, the next year you've got to look back on that Christmas party and go, that was a cracker and not go. I wish it didn't happen.
Speaker 2:No, you can still, you know, have a good time. Have waters in between. You know my favourite avoid the DNMs. Avoid any real long conversations with people. If you have had a few drinks, keep it light, get on the dance floor, you know that's always a good idea. That's probably my second favourite. Put a glass of water between every drink.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah and eat, eat food if you can. Absolutely, Cleo. Have a great day day, enjoy this beautiful weather our. Novak, christmas party is tomorrow night, so look forward to seeing everyone there and, yeah, have a great day see you bye.