I think a lot depends on your colleagues. In the days I worked for a recruitment firm the Christmas do was like an exhibition of competitive bellendery. All the most annoying traits of Apprentice wannabes amplified a million times over by alcohol. The year it spilt over into fist fights and...
It's generally my least favourite work-related activity but this year my team has called it right I think. With a nod to cost of living crisis and the fact we're mostly remote workers who rarely get together but actually mostly quite like each other's company it's an afternoon in the office...