Researchers have found out which colleagues should be avoided during a corporate event.

During the holidays, people often become relaxed and ready to show others their true, highly dysfunctional selves in a relaxed atmosphere. That is why British researchers have identified exactly which people can ruin corporate celebrations in the office. The Standard published its findings that biohackers, conspiracy theorists, MMA fans and attention seekers of all stripes should be avoided.

An office Christmas party, according to the English press, should be held according to the principle: “cut off a colleague who should be avoided during the holiday.” Therefore, potentially “dangerous” ones should be singled out.

Biohacking is a relatively new phenomenon at office parties, and representatives of this “behavior model” differ from others not only by refusing to drink or eat, but also by harshly assessing everything that others eat and drink.

They might take a look at the “ultra-processed sauce” on your plate, ask about the brand of your deodorant and tell you that it can cause skin cancer, and you’re throwing money down the drain, or rather, into the pocket of Big Pharma. The words “Big Pharma” are a mantra for these people, uttered every five seconds between eating sprouted grains from a metal lunch box. Almost as often they repeat the words: “the bloody National Health Service.”

Don’t try to object to them, just be glad that they will leave the party before everyone else, because it’s time for them to go to bed and get something useful no later than 19:30.

The second “nightmare of the party” is a conspiracy theorist.

After Covid-19, some people have experienced a period of paranoia; they see conspiracies and dirty tricks in everything. The pandemic is a fake, a hoax by the world government. Old people do not exist at all, they are aliens, and celebrities became such because they know too much, and not at all because of talent. And the conspiracy theorist himself will soon be silenced, because he too knows a lot. However, his knowledge of the top 40 hits of the 1980s makes him invaluable to your trivia team.

A TikTok influencer is your third “danger.” During the Covid-19 pandemic, many have become influential TikTokers. But after the end of the pandemic, their affairs began to deteriorate. Now they only occasionally post their videos with the hashtag #hello #get-togethers #delicious food here #time for conversation. The worst thing is that they sincerely think that it is funny to prank you in the middle of the night by calling you on your mobile phone. At a party, they might pull the rug out from under you or knock out a chair – and film it all, thinking their idea is unusually witty.

Secret millionaire – there is such a pattern of behavior at parties. Suddenly you find out that the junior employee in the office is a land owner. And she or he constantly complains about the lack of money, although her/his monthly taxi budget exceeds your entire salary. And the secret millionaire also doesn’t understand why there is such a fuss at Christmas, since he is given gifts every single day and for no reason.

There is also a “secret breadline survivor.” This is how researchers named someone who is ready to eat every last crumb on the Christmas table, since he hasn’t eaten normally in God knows how long.

Another category that experts identify is the “drunk boss.” This pattern of behavior, according to many respondents, may be a signal that it is worth thinking about changing jobs. A successful businessman, in their opinion, will remain sober and leave early so as not to give his employees a reason to gossip. If your boss gets drunk and stays out all night: your company will close until the new year.

This type of “bully” is not always a hooligan and rowdy in everyday life. Sometimes he is a quiet and calm person, but he has one secret passion – he has been playing sports all year, working on his body and has become so cool that he decided to compete with his colleagues at a party, and his evening will end with either dismissal or promotion. position, depending on the gender of the supervising top manager.

One of the last guys to avoid is the “real accountant”: that tough guy who shouts “I need a Guinness” every five seconds in an Irish-American accent and complains about how trashy the bar he’s in is. office party. And then he will drag everyone to an incomprehensible, but, in his words, “authentic” eatery, it is unclear where.

Last but not least, the most dangerous party guest is the “doomed party animal” who is always obsessed with alcohol. Instead, you can often find a middle-aged man, a Taylor Swift fan, wearing a T-shirt with the words “This is what a feminist looks like.”