Share some office holiday party horror stories.

At a holiday office party, the power suddenly went out. People were stumbling around in the dark, and someone accidentally knocked over the Christmas tree. Ornaments were shattered all over the place, and it took ages to clean up. Plus, it kind of ruined the party mood.

One common element is inappropriate behavior. This can be from drunken employees or bosses making fools of themselves or saying offensive things. Another is bad organization. Like the food being wrong or the venue having issues as I mentioned before. Also, things like bad gift exchanges where people get offensive or unwanted gifts.

One horror story is when at an office party, the boss got really drunk and started giving very inappropriate and embarrassing speeches about employees' personal lives. It made everyone feel so uncomfortable.

One of the best office party stories was when we had a themed party. Everyone dressed as their favorite movie characters. Our boss came as Gandalf from 'The Lord of the Rings'. He even had a fake beard and a staff. He did an impression of Gandalf giving a speech which was hilarious and made the whole party so much fun.

At one office Christmas party, the boss decided to do a Secret Santa gift exchange. One guy got a huge box. When he opened it, there was a life - sized cardboard cutout of the boss with a speech bubble that said 'Work harder!'. Everyone burst out laughing, including the boss himself.

One bad office Christmas party story is that the boss got really drunk and started singing off - key very loudly. It was so embarrassing that many employees just left early. He was slurring his words and trying to give a speech in between his singing, but no one could understand what he was saying.

At one office Christmas party, there was a hilarious Secret Santa exchange. One colleague got a huge box filled with all kinds of gag gifts like a fake mustache and a whoopee cushion. Everyone had a great laugh as he opened it. Then we had a karaoke competition. The normally shy accountant belted out an amazing rendition of a classic Christmas song, which was really unexpected and made the party even more enjoyable.

One office horror story is about the never - ending meetings. People would be stuck in a conference room for hours on end, with no real progress made. Everyone was just talking in circles, and it felt like a time - wasting nightmare.

In an office I knew, there was a strange noise that came from the old storage room at night. Some employees claimed to see shadowy figures. It turned out that there was an old ventilation system making the noise, but the fear it caused was real for a while. People were scared to stay late or go near that area. It affected the overall mood in the office as everyone was on edge.

At one holiday party, we had a secret Santa. My friend got a pair of socks with his face printed on them. He was so shocked at first but then couldn't stop laughing. It was such a random and hilarious gift.