8 of the most memorably bad office holiday party stories

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Beatles fans have long believed that the two-week recording process of “Let It Be” was fractious and argument-ridden and one of the driving forces behind their breakup. In the new documentary “The Beatles: Get Back,” director Peter Jackson features many of those tense moments, but he also reintroduces footage that shows how much genuine fun the boys were still having while collaborating in 1969. Senior Reporter Brittany Wong highlighted 10 things we learned about collaboration from watching the band do their thing in the film. (In the spirit of collaboration, she got a little help from her friends: organizational psychologists and Beatles podcast hosts who had some thoughts to share.)

Deal With It

Puking. Passing out. Penises. As the holiday season rolls on, so do corporate holiday parties. Almost seven in 10 respondents in a recent OnePoll survey think too much alcohol is served at holiday office parties, and almost 74% said that they purposely limit how much alcohol they drink at these events. But that effort isn’t totally working, as 56% said they’ve worried they might be fired following their company holiday party. Judging from these horrifyingly memorable office holiday party stories, we think there’s pretty good reason:

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