{"id":1465,"date":"2012-12-01T14:35:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-01T14:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonerfromafar.wordpress.com\/?p=1465"},"modified":"2016-07-24T12:08:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T11:08:03","slug":"the-office-christmas-party-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/the-office-christmas-party-season\/","title":{"rendered":"The Office Christmas Party Season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hey, the Christmas party season has officially started<\/strong>! At\u00a0least, here in\u00a0London people seem to be rushing around organising and booking the few venues that seemed to be\u00a0left, especially offices. This year, I started to see adverts with promotions as early as late\u00a0July, in the height of the glorious summer, which seemed to be rather awkward.<\/p>\n The first of my Xmas parties this year took place yesterday. It will be a fun party with music and friends. But, not all Christmas parties are\u00a0like that<\/strong>. In fact, office workers seem to dread the parties organised by their companies. They are all so different, though. They range from informal dinners at a restaurant and drinks to the type of\u00a0lavish parties at expensive venues, such as\u00a0the office party that\u00a0I attended\u00a0last year.<\/p>\n On the other hand, the stories that usually come out of them can be really funny – or really aweful. Maybe, that\u00b4s what people fear?<\/p>\n