Office Christmas parties are always awkward. Coming from a corporate setting, you now have to interact with coworkers like you’ve been the best of friends all year. Some are too tired to celebrate a tough work year, while others are just waiting for the right time to dash and start their holiday break early. You’re all stuck, so what else is there left to do but drink or get into some weird Christmas traditions? These, as cringey as they are, at least make for great conversation starters the next time you all see each other.
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VICE Australia asked people about their most embarrassing office Christmas parties; seeing as the holiday is the most important one in the Philippines (and because we want in on the dirt), we decided to ask Filipinos the same thing. And they had to sum it all up in six words or less.Spilled wine on boss in white - Lexie, 27Co-worker found my tasteful nudes - Jared, 23Transforming into a mad dancing queen - Paola, 29The theme was denim on denim - Silka, 22Walked on stage, name wasn’t called - Carla, 27Forgot to buy your exchange gift - Xavier, 26Mocha Uson was the host - Fae, 24Had to wear my sister’s shorts - Degs, 26Fought someone over Kanye’s best album - Anna, 23Everybody saw hotdogs in my puke - Felix, 25Officemate ex, love song karaoke. Stares. - Andrew, 26Won a hotel stay; I’m single - Karla, 24Had to take drunk boss home - Mika, 28Said dinner tasted bad, boss heard - Kyla, 35Was forced to dance by bosses - Mike, 26Drunkenly told my boss I quit - Kim, 23They thought I was an intern - Carl, 22
Teachers high on Christmas brownies - Narciso, 26Accidentally played sexual song on speakers - James, 23Boss caught me rolling a blunt - Ria, 24Celebrated alone; I work from home - Romeo, 27Bad drunken karaoke. Bullied for years - Leon, 32Passed out; parents picked me up - Kim, 25Fell down the stairs and cried - Micah, 29Got too flirty with the janitor - Alex, 24Drunk-sprayed boss with carpet cleaner - Hannah, 23
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Drunkenly declared free coffee for everyone - Carmina, 27Failed attempt to ask for promotion - Michael, 36Drunkenly sobbed to boss about break-up - Jill, 29Punched a co-worker I disliked - Joaquin, 30Diarrhea explosion that everyone heard - Mara, 22Wardrobe malfunction, dress ripped in half - Cara, 34Realised my job was a joke - Dindi, 26Find Lia on Instagram and Twitter