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GETTING WASTED?

CURSING OUT COWORKERS?

SEX WITH THE BOSS?

EMBARRASSING SELFIES?

INSTANT OFFICE PARTY GUESTS: Crystal Walker and Phoebe Thompson are authors of the hilarious book Desperate in DC: Money, Marriage and Manners in Washington DC.

“The office party season is in full swing, with crackers being pulled, paper hats being worn and, unfortunately, careers hitting the skids.

Negotiating the path between having a rip-roaring time and a trip to HR is getting more and more testing in our world of camera phones and Twitter.

The most common mistake that employees make – or at least are willing to admit to – at their Christmas party is dodgy dancing, with almost a quarter of staff saying they have thrown some inappropriate shapes, according to a poll by blinkbox.

You might want to get into the swing of things but when your moves could become an office YouTube hit, the best advice is to keep it simple and not try to twerk the night away.

Alcohol-fuelled romance is often in the air at holiday season events and 20 pc of staff admit to having kissed a colleague and 14 pc said they flirted with the boss.

While it might seem like you are star-crossed lovers at the time, work and romance generally don’t mix so save it for someone you don’t have to sit next to in the office for the rest of the year.”

READ: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/11283894/Heres-how-not-to-kill-your-career-at-the-office-Christmas-party.html

PLUG BOOK: http://www.amazon.com/Desperate-DC-Crystal-Walker/dp/0989853209/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418600613&sr=8-1&keywords=desperate+in+dc

BIOS: Crystal Walker is a DC-based lawyer, wife, and mother of four, who recently arrived from the glorious midwest. When she’s not busy juggling all those balls, she enjoys blogging about her family’s adventures in the Nation’s Capital, shopping for bargains, and searching for nirvana via yoga and the *occasional* (really!) cocktail.

Phoebe Thompson hails from Mother England, but has happily embraced not just the USA, but DC in particular, especially the politics, prestige and pisco sours. She is mother to twin girls, wife to darling husband, Brad (otherwise known as the oldballandchain), and best friend to Crystal. In her previous life (before marriage and children), she was an accomplished on-air journalist with the BBC.

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