Overcome with dread at this time of year? Read Amaya Lopez's daily guide to coping with Christmas
Christmas Schmitmas鈥� Yes, it鈥檚 that 鈥榙eck the tree with boughs of holly鈥� time of year again, guaranteed to have most of you reaching for the bottle before you can say 鈥淏ah humbug鈥�.
What the devil鈥檚 the matter with you all? Show some Christmas spirit, goddamit, and if you just can鈥檛 face it, here鈥檚 how to get through the festive season without being labelled a party pooper鈥�
To help you survive the Christmas spirit we will continue to offer advice in the run up to the big day. First up... decorations.
Decorations. Some colleagues are just so keen on making the office look 鈥淐hristmassy鈥� that they will go to any lengths to do so. Don鈥檛 be surprised if you arrive one morning to find even the computers swathed in multi-coloured tinsel and paper angels swinging from the light fittings. Just stay cool and smile sweetly. Sometimes it鈥檚 easier to say to these people 鈥淵es, okay, I鈥檒l contribute 拢1 so that you can buy a small Christmas tree for the office鈥� 鈥� to ensure the festiveness will be contained. One word of warning: steer clear of any colleagues wearing bauble earrings.
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