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bif

(23,889 posts)
Wed Dec 6, 2023, 10:31 AM Dec 2023

Holiday work party coming up

Next week is our holiday party. I do movie reviews for our local paper. I went last year and I did okay. Newspaper folks have a well-earned reputation for being heavy drinkers, and this group is no exception. Plus there's an open bar! But I'm prepared and should be just fine. My wife's joining me, so I have one more excuse for behaving!

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Holiday work party coming up (Original Post) bif Dec 2023 OP
Good luck I used to work for a newspaper, I never did well at office partIes Walleye Dec 2023 #1
You'll do great! Goddessartist Dec 2023 #2
Seconded! OldBaldy1701E Dec 2023 #3
I always made sure I was parked where I could escape. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2023 #4
My plan is to show up on the early side bif Dec 2023 #5
Best of luck, Bif. Your plan looks good. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2023 #6
I always get soda water with bitters. zanana1 Dec 2023 #7

OldBaldy1701E

(6,229 posts)
3. Seconded!
Wed Dec 6, 2023, 12:34 PM
Dec 2023

I think have finally reached a point where I just don't think about it, even when others are standing with a drink right in front of me and I can smell it. Usually, this would trigger something, but these days I just don't notice it that much. Keep that mindset. It is nothing. You are not interested. You can and will have a blast without that stuff.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,595 posts)
4. I always made sure I was parked where I could escape.
Wed Dec 6, 2023, 08:23 PM
Dec 2023

Made a few parties in my early years as a matter of courtesy to friends just to make a showing. But as the night wears on, people start getting loud and obnoxious, which is disgusting to a sober person. So, at that point I leave and maybe tell a little white lie that I had another obligation.

bif

(23,889 posts)
5. My plan is to show up on the early side
Sun Dec 10, 2023, 12:04 PM
Dec 2023

Grab some grub and chat with the Art Director I work with and his wife. Mingle for a bit and then cut out. Shouldn't be a problem.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,595 posts)
6. Best of luck, Bif. Your plan looks good.
Mon Dec 11, 2023, 04:14 AM
Dec 2023

I always carried an AA token in my pocket as a reality reminder and when people started getting loud and obnoxious, that's when I bowed out.

Funny though, that I never noticed the "loud and obnoxious" at parties or bars before I got sober.......

zanana1

(6,284 posts)
7. I always get soda water with bitters.
Mon Dec 11, 2023, 01:43 PM
Dec 2023

I used to drink Coke, but I guzzled it down too fast and people would think I'd fallen off the wagon. Anything with bitters in it will keep you from drinking too fast.

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