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Snowflakes ban sex & booze at Xmas parties

ALWAYSHOME OF TOPLESS BABES Getting drunk is not on, say drips

- By SUZIE SHELDON news@sundayspor­t.co.uk

SIMPERING snowflakes are threatenin­g to destroy the Christmas party – with almost HALF saying it’s “inappropri­ate” to get pissed at the annual knees-up.

The days of getting sozzled at the work Xmas bash, snogging a colleague under the mistletoe and photocopyi­ng your arse on the office copier are on the verge of dying out, says a study.

A poll of 2,000 British office workers found that 47% reckoned it was “inappropri­ate” to get drunk at the annual office shindig.

The study also found that 74% of those quizzed said they would never snog a co-worker under the mistletoe for fear of getting into trouble – thanks to #MeToo troublemak­ers.

Privates

Asked if they had ever thought of using the photocopie­r to take pics of their privates, a prudish 28% said it “never crossed their minds”, with only 10% admitting having done it.

A total of 86% said the office Christmas party of the past – where almost everyone got drunk, with some folk wrecking the office and others bedding colleagues – was now “long gone”.

Around 60% of those polled said they had to stump up their own cash for the party, handing over an average of £34 for lunch and drinks – with one-third even saying they had to work during the day after getting calls and emails from important clients.

The poll, by hotel chain Jury’s Inn, found one-in-three workers resented having to spend “more time” with work colleagues.

When asked who was the worst person to get stuck chatting to at the do, 22% said the boss, 21% said IT staff and 19% said accounts.

One-in-five said that a boss hiring a dry ice machine was the “top cringewort­hy” thing to do for an office party, with 17% saying a glitter ball was tacky.

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