CFOs in Canada weighed in on the most embarrassing things they've seen or heard about managers doing at a company holiday party.

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Canadian Managers’ Most
Embarrassing Holiday Party
Moments
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CFOs weighed in on
the most embarrassing
things they’ve seen or
heard about managers
doing at a company
holiday party.
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Source: Robert Half survey of more than 270 Canadian CFOs

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Strange behaviour
 Passing out on the
dance floor
 Proposing to their
girlfriend…and she
declined
 Opening someone
else’s gift
 Setting their shirt on
fire from a flaming
drink
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Strange behaviour
 Sleeping under the table
 Drinking too much and
being sick at the dinner
table
 Packing leftovers from
dinner spread … before
anyone has eaten
 Dancing on the table,
and having the table
break
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The never do’s
 Partying too much
 Acting inappropriate with
colleagues
 Using obscene language
 Cornering manager and
asking for a raise
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Etiquette breaches
 Sitting in the corner and
not interacting with
anyone
 Showing up and leaving
within 10 minutes
 Failing to show up
 Talking about the
company’s proprietary
information
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Struggling to fit in
 Sharing too much about
their personal life
 Performing a dance so
badly it earned a
nickname
 Dressing inappropriately
 Bringing children to a
non-kid-friendly event
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Hurting Others
 Talking negatively
about coworkers
 Making cruel jokes
about direct reports
 Divulging private
information about
coworkers
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The wrong way to say good-bye
 Starting an argument
with their manager and
then quitting
 Starting an argument
with a coworker, being
kicked out and let go
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Canadian Managers’ Most
Embarrassing Holiday
Party Moments
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