To ask how I can show my face on Monday

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I went to a works Christmas do last night, drank too much and made a tit of myself.
I’m dreading going to work on Monday! AIBU to hand my notice in?! I can’t see another solution!! Help!

Or I'd be

You'll be ok, there are hundreds, up and down the land, feeling just like you today.

I would acknowledge it though. Make it known that you're mortified at yourself. I promise you, that you will forget all about it at some point. Then, 30 years on, laugh at yourself. Been there myself, many moons ago. And, actually, even though I was cringing at the time - it is a genuinely funny time of my life. I don't regret it now.

Was not long promoted to a more senior post so being very sensible on Christmas do.....until the Champagne kicked in.... did a moony out of the staff minibus, in a thong!! Was awful going to work on the Monday but luckily nobody mentioned it till my office door burst open and the MD slapped, quite hard, a very official looking letter addressed to me on my desk and stormed out slamming the door. Have never been sacked so broke out in a cold sweat thinking about the humiliation of having to walk out passed people with my belongings.

It was a letter of dismissal....signed a Mr Huw Jarce.

I was the butt of many jokes that day, you just have to take it on the chin, couldn’t wait to go home, that was three years ago, don’t worry OP you’re not the first and definitely not the last!

It’s my work do tonight.
Thanks for reminding me not to overdo it - drunken boss is not a good look.
A bit merry is OK though.

You're not posting this from jail.
One hopes...

Well if you were at mine last night I can safely say you weren’t the only one! 😂

I helped a young intern who was very sick and sadly followed through one year. She was mortified and I believe took a few days off after. But she did go back. I think her boss reassured her and warned everyone on the team not to mention it.

She was a young girl in a job she hadn’t been in long. Apparently she had rarely ever drank and believe there was a mixture of nerves and co workers plying her with alcohol and not really looking out for her. Poor thing. Still not the end of the world though, just must’ve seemed like it at the time.

Sometimes we all need to learn to grow up.

There's a point where it stops being funny.

A few years back at my DH’s Christmas do two members of staff got into a fight. One of the partners stepped in to intervene and git a massive black eye for his trouble.

Next day one of the culprits sent a long whiny email about how he had let himself down...no actual apology. The pair of them were released from their duties early in the New Year.

So, OP I’d advise an apology to anyone directly affected. If the whole office were involved take in cake on Monday and hope they can forget the episode very quickly. Honestly, if nobody was injured or vomited onto they will just be glad it wasn’t them.

@Lindy2
I did location 3 this year 😱
I NEVER drink alcohol but had 2 🍷 🍷 wines that came free with the meal ...

As I said I never drink so this was far too much for me 😳

Puked 🤮 (delicately according to my mate ) into a napkin at the table and she took me off to my hotel room to sleep it off .

I am very senior in the company so I was mortified and had the beer fear the next day .
It was not mentioned by anyone at all ... OP it will be ok ..,
Hope you feel better soon ...

Both those things are relatively commonplace at works do's. You will probably find that the blokes were very impressed with your farting capabilities - that was always a competitive event between the men at one place I worked at

In a previous job my female colleague was so drunk that she punched our male boss in the face before falling over. I honestly think she only got away with it because she was the sister of one of the directors. I can't stand work Christmas parties.

We need to know what the OP did!!

Many of us who have been to Christmas works parties have drunk too much and made a fool of ourselves ! Life goes on.
Many of your colleagues will have done similar I’ll bet. Min live central London’s and Thursday and Friday nights were both rammed with over spilling parties and drunken bods. There is plentiful evidence of over drinking on pavements ! Sorry if tmi.
Go in Monday. Don’t hand your notice in. Gauge people’s reactions (if any) then a mix of chagrin/apologetic laughter/apology (if seems needed) will be all that’s needed.
You will look back and laugh. Right now you are in the dreaded shame vortex. You’ll get out of it !

God British culture is so grim and unclassy.

Yes we should be like the 'continentals' and feel like we're pushing the boat out by having 2 whole glasses of wine and having to step over other people's bratty kids on a night out.

My company has a policy that what happens at the works party, stays at the works party.
Tbf we get a long time off between party and back to work in new year, so mostly its forgotten by the time we get together again. I have known people punch bosses and still have a job.
Its years since I got that drunk, but I did make a spectacular vomitty mess of the hotel room once. I felt bloody awful but did clean up as best I could. I felt worse for the Room cleaner than me.
So OP you'll be fine

Puke&Farted does not quite have the same ring as Bend&Snapped somehow

WWEWD? what would ElleWoods do

As long as you didn’t assault someone or something, don’t worry! I’m sure other people did stupid things but you didn’t notice.

FWIW when I go out with work now; I line my stomach well before hand with a slow to digest meal, and drink 2 pints of water before I leave. Oh, and never do shots

we get a long time off between party and back to work in new year, so mostly its forgotten by the time we get together again.
I think this should be enshrined in UK-wide company law.

OP my gay friend got really drunk at one of his company’s Christmas works do’s and they all continued to a club.

Said friend let his hair down and ended up wanking the visiting (also gay) Area Manager off on the dance floor in full view of all their colleagues and going back to his hotel!!

He lost his glasses and dignity that night, but not his job. Don’t worry too much

Been there done that. Buy couple big boxes of biscuits for work. As long as you didnt throw up on anyone or spoil the night - no one will care

My company has a policy that what happens at the works party, stays at the works party.

Wheres the fun in that then?..

If your Xmas do involves bars and pubs and drinking then someone is going to get pissed and wake up dreading Monday. It's usually me at our do. 2017 fell backwards off a stool and had to be helped up by bosses, 2018 I danced around the tables after doing jaegerbombs and then did loud emotional half crying karaoke (we weren't in a karaoke bar), I also told senior partner I fancied him, which I don't. I've been promoted twice this year so it hasn't affected my job. People get drunk at Xmas dos, it happens. Style it out, laugh along, it'll be old news in a day or two.

I'll now await the "You clearly have a drinking problem" posts 😉🤣