Vodka Kick
Written: Friday, December 18, 2009CHRISTMAS CHEER
If you're off to the office Christmas party this year keep an eye out for girls called Sarah, Becky and Emma - as they are the ones most likely to make a fool of themselves.
The monikers of the biggest party-girls emerged in a study of 4,000 workers who will be out on the town tonight (Thurs).
Other girls to give a wide berth on the dance floor include Alice, Debbie, Katie, Amy and Chantelle.
Blokes to be laughed at were revealed as Chris, John, Dave, Steve and Paul.
Half say they're more up for a night out than anyone else, three in 10 say they're the life and soul of any party and a quarter say they're the last to leave the nightclub.
But the study also found major faux pas on the cards this Christmas include taking a nasty tumble, David Brent-style dancing, flirting with the boss and flashing underwear.
Trying to kiss a colleague, locking lips with the boss and even bedding a fellow member of staff will also be a regular occurrence this week for the country's workforce.
It also emerged seven per cent of the country's 29 million workers will take a day off work due to a hangover this festive season.
Brits called Anne and Richard are most likely to slope off early - heading home at 9.30pm.
The average party will end at 4.13am, the study by drinks company VK, revealed.
Yesterday a spokesman for Vodka Kick said: ''The festive period is a great time to let your hair down and have fun.
''But there's a fine line between having fun and making yourself look silly on the dancefloor and in front of colleagues, so remember you don't have to drink a lot to have a good time.''
The study also uncovered a list of unfortunate incidents which have left workers red-faced over the years including:
* A 23-year-old woman whose skirt fell down as she jumped on top of a table in front of 80 people.
* A 30-year-old divorcee who was sick in front of the MD - just two weeks after joining the company.
* A 27-year-old girl who came on strong to her married boss but was was turned away and left the party in tears.
* A man who decided to drop his trousers in front of female colleagues.
* A woman who mentioned an office romance to a wayward colleague - without realising the love-cheat's wife was standing next to him.
* A randy bloke who asked his female boss to join him at a strip club.
It also emerged seven per cent will have a moan to the boss, 12 per cent will flirt with them, 16 per cent will kiss a colleague and 24 per cent will fall over at some point.
Thirteen per cent will spill a colleague's secret and 15 per cent will be forced to spurn the advances of a drunken employee.
Almost one in five people will try and snog someone they have had their eye on while around half of those polled said they would prefer their partner not to be there with a need to keep work and family life separate the most common choice.
But a randy 15 per cent don't want their partner there because they know they'll be flirting while five per cent worry an ex-girlfriend will be at the bash.
A fear of getting a rollicking from the other half over their drunken state was enough to put off one in five.
It also emerged the average Brit will head to three Christmas parties this year and the majority of workers will mentally switch off at 1pm tomorrow (Fri).
The spokesman for VK added: ''Going into the office red-faced is not on the top of anyone's Christmas lists, and you certainly don't want to risk your job as a result of getting too drunk and shaming yourself at the Christmas party.
''Our advice would be to drink sensibly and remember the potential consequences.''
PARTY GO-ERS (WOMEN)
1. Sarah
2. Becky
3. Emma
4. Alice
5. Debbie
6. Katie
7. Amy
8. Chantelle
9. Michelle
10. Aimee
11. Alicia
12. Andrea
13. Kelly
14. Jane
15. Stacey
16. Abigail
17. Abbie
18. Louise
19. Lisa
20. Charlotte
PARTY GO-ERS (MEN)
1. Chris
2. John
3. Dave
4. Steve
5. Paul
6. Matthew
7. Simon
8. Ian
9. James
10. William
11. Zac
12. Tom
13. Mark
14. Richard
15. Stuart
16. Andrew
17. Kevin
18. Alan
19. Craig
20. Daniel
