How do I face everyone on Monday?

Question

I got totally plastered at a work night out and i am dreading facing my colleagues on Monday. I recall jumping on the bloke from IT's back and dancing around like a twit. I also started a fight with a stranger in a bar and swore copius amounts very loudly!! Im so emarrassed and just wondered about any tips about covering up embarrasment and getting on with work as though nothing has happened

Answer 1

Take a lesson from screen legend Ava Gardner, honey. Famous starlet and famous (I should say infamous) bad girl. Loved her!!

Ava in this situation would lift an eyebrow wistfully when colleagues were giving her the disapproving eye, and she would just say 'yes, I am very beautiful, but morally I stink'.

And she would leave 'em wanting more!!!

Best of luck girlie.

Answer 2

From the volume of responses I'd say you aren't alone in that boat. Most of us have had these types of experiences so probably most of what people will be feeling is embarassment FOR you as opposed to being judgemental of your behavior.

Most people probably won't mention it, but have a few funny, short responses prepared for if anyone says anything like "Oops" or, "I'll never do that again", (tone is important on these) that sort of close out the subject, then move right onto the next "worky" thing you have to talk about.

No one will remember this as much as you will, and in a couple of weeks it will be well behind you. Besides, you probably didn't notice everyone elses bad behavior!

I got completely blasted at my bosses wedding a few years ago. I was having a wonderful time, ended up dragging a group over to all swim in our underwear at my hotel pool at 2 AM, seriously kissing and body rubbing a co-worker in front of everyone, you know, drunk stuff...I was absolutely mortified. Had three days to dwell on my misbehavior before seeing my coworkers. As it turned out, half the wedding (of about 300 people) was completely drunk and there were little old ladies behaving worse than me...not to mention the huge bar-fight the bride and grooms sons started later at a bar in town. Two members of the wedding party spent the night in jail and several that I know of in the wrong hotel room. And these were rich sophisticated people...and these are only the stories I heard about!

My point is, put it behind you. Life will go on and this will make a great story someday...

Answer 3

I am sorry that this situation has happen to you. as an adult, you need to own up to the situation you have gotten yourself into. People from the office will bring it up, you can count on that. However, the way you handle it from Monday on will determine how much the bringing up of the works night out. I would own up to it and say that I will never do something like that again. When there is a works night out, behave yourself so you do not have to dread going to work on Monday morning. We all make mistakes. We all have the opportunity to learn from them. Please learn from yours.

Wishing you the best for Monday morning!

Answer 4

Don't mention it. You will find out the tone of your office by waiting for people to start taking the p**s out of you on Monday. If they glare, then you're working with a bunch of uptight party poopers who need to get out more.
Don't sweat it. You probably weren't the only one who wore the lampshade on their head. There must certainly be others who made fools of themselves as well.
Remember this, people are usually concerned with how they come across and don't really have time to be worried about how others behaved on a night out.
I became a legend at my work by drinking straight whiskey at a conference then having to go vomit 4 times during breakfast, then having to go nap for an hour or else I wouldn't have been able to function. I laughed when they brought it up the next day and then I decided when the joke was over by simply saying: "Old news, old news" to anyone who brought it up again.

Answer 5

Go in work and don't worry. If anyone says anything tell them "Hey, drink does that to people, I had too much of it, so what?" How many of us can say we have NEVER drank a bit too much and done silly, harmless things? If it's only once a year at Christmas (and maybe your birthday), what the heck! Time to worry is when you get violent through drink, or throw up over people; then the only solution is don't drink at all. But you are fine, I guess in future you'll not want that to happen again and will not drink so much in future.

Answer 6

Send out an email apologizing or wear a shirt or button which says LUSH on it as a joke. You will be teased, but it is better to apologize and play along.

IN the email write do not allow Alcohol inot my systiem Alergic
or a shirt that has a circle on it with nO alcohol/

Or you could just make another joke and wear a beer shirt to work and make a joke out of it. Like a big Budwieser shirt.

Answer 7

Don't hide from it but you bring up the subject with something like"Was I the worst the other night" then laugh about it and if your colleagues tease you about it laugh along with them. If they see that you are not over worried about it then they will forget it until next year when your behaviour will be given an airing. Hopefully you will have learned and some other person will certainly take your place.
Have a happy and blessed Christmas.

Answer 8

Laugh at yourself as well...If someone says something...say.. " I haven't been out in so long...good thing I wasn't naked..that would have REALLY been funny?!....I DID keep my clothes on right?! Then, it was a good night overall!!"

Next time everyone goes out...just count your drinks OR don't drink at all...You won't be the only one who has that one too many...someone else will be the next one to have ONE TO MANY...We've all done this...Last New Year's Eve...I started dancing on the bar...(I was a dancer once!) and my husband said...I hadn't lost my groove!! Funny?! Don't remember being on the bar...but the couple we were with..asked if I was doing it again this year....OH...I don't drink anymore!! (after last year...I think I'm still sobering up..LOL)

Answer 9

Dont worry about it ,everone will understand because it always expected to ack like a complete dork at these events. My company director got so pissed she was hung over a wall and she puked up for over an hour outside the venue. And believe me it was totally out of caracter... Everyone will have a story to tell.. It will be laughed off and forgotten about.. If you want my advise tell your work collegues that you dont remember a thing and act bewildered when they tell you what happened. Dont over appologise and dont look guilty, just display to them that it was the booze and it was not your fault and that you make no appoligies for being a fool at a party, it was expected anyway. It will pass over by the end of the day I promise you.. Most of them will just laugh it off I promise you...

Answer 10

You and thousand more have made twits of them selves
at office party's so don`t be to upset about it.
Just think you could have done a lot worse
like coming on to the boss or even had sex
like lots of others have and will do at these festive party's.
Just go to work apologies all round and laugh it off.