As you read this, presumably on a cold January morning/afternoon, that incident involving you, a helium balloon and the stag’s head on the pub wall is but a foggy memory which no longer causes the self-loathing in did in those horrifying days after the event. No? Maybe’s it’s just UTC then. Whatever, he’s not alone as a pre-Christmas survey conducted by Alibi health defence drink has shown that more than half of British workers have missed work because of their behaviour at the office Christmas party. The most common reason (39%) is that they were so drunk that they were either still drunk or feeling unwell the next day. Over a quarter (26%) couldn’t face the office because they had kissed or slept with a colleague on the night of the party, whilst 13% missed work due to an argument or fight with a fellow worker. Rather than confess the truth, one third of the UK’s workforce lies to explain their absence. Over 70% of people in Scotland have admitted to missing work after their Christmas party. It’s stats like that which help make us The Best Small Country In The World.
