I recently attended a really fun holiday office party of a vendor of mine and started thinking of how much better it was than the worst holiday office party I ever attended. That one was bad. I was ...

And now I’m dealing with the consequences. By Max Read Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, or a request to ...

Every time our office holds a party for a holiday or a little event for someone’s birthday, one of my co-workers, “William,” uses the opportunity to try and network/brown nose/gain a promotion when ...

Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. In this ...

Reader: Almost every year, my office’s holiday party is scheduled to take place the weeknight before my biggest deadline of the year. And, as before, I’m planning on skipping the party. Apparently, ...

I planned a quick trip a few hours away and left my responsible, teen daughter at home. While I was away, she threw a party and invited her friends — guys and girls — to spend the night. A therapist ...

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When you're an intern, everything is intimidating. Bosses, offices, business lunches. The elevator doors open and it feels like the opening scene from "Saving Private Ryan," when the young GIs get ...

Name a better place to make bad decisions than your office Christmas party. A bunch of burnt-out hard workers who know how to let loose and party equally as hard? You best believe there’ll be some ...

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