Received an invite for a Christmas party from a client. Accept or decline?

My job involves sometimes highly technical legal stuff and at times I do have to say "No" to customer requests, even though they may not like it.


If I accept invites and go to their Christmas parties, will I lose my voice? Will I feel obliged?


During the past years also I have declined such invites giving some silly reason.
Received an invite for a Christmas party from a client. Accept or decline?
I have to go to a lot of social functions out of pure obligation. I've attended as many as 4 in one night. If you don't want to go and feel you need to do so, here's what to do. Walk in, get a glass of something to carry, circle the room, smile and say hello to everyone briefly, thank the host and leave. You can work a party in 20 minutes. You've shown up and kept a client and still have the night free.
Reply:Most businesses invite people to Office Christmas Parties because they want to share a social occasion outside of the office environment.





The time is meant to be social and business should not be discussed.





If you go to the party and someone starts talking business - you can say 'yes...let talk about that at the office next week'.





Only accept the invitation if you WANT to socialize with the client contacts you already know or if you would like to meet new contacts. (This is networking)





If you do accept, be sure and go. No shows always look bad.
Reply:Hmm. Are you feeling like you may end up "in their pocket," so to speak, if you accept some hospitality from them? I think that if they have chosen to invite you, and you think it might be fun to go, then go. Bring a bottle of wine, or a box of good chocolates, or something like that, as a host/ess gift. That way, you haven't gotten something for nothing.
Reply:Go to the party, good PR karma. And have a good time. Take a little inexpensive Xmas themed gift to the hostess. You might ask if they have a tree, or if the hostess has some kind of Xmas collection, like snow people or angels.


You can talk about what you do, just cut it off when the questions get too technical, just say, I not allowed to be specific. Talk vague, yeh, I do some technical legal work for...


Come armed with some cute Xmas jokes, or stories.


If you are in doubt,check the employee manual, and if still in doubt, ask a boss if there is any reason you should not go, and mention you were considering it because you thought if would be good PR, and there was nothing in the manual that said not to.


If at the party the customer/host says something that makes you think you are about to be bribed, politely leave. "Oh, gee George, I can't do that, but thanks for inviting me, great party.".
Reply:As a health care professional, I too am often approached for free advice. If it's an easy to answer to question, I respond in a neighborly, helpful way. But if it's at all complex, my response is "I'm sorry, but it just wouldn't be professional to discuss something confidential like this in public. If you'd like to call my office, we can discuss this privately." At least people are just asking you about contracts and statutes, not about superating wounds and bowel movements.
Reply:Decline. It's less of a headache.
Reply:Go if you think you'll enjoy yourself....if you think it will further your career....if you think it's not crossing any professional lines.





You only know the answer to those questions.
Reply:Go to the party. Parties and business should be/ and generally are separated from business. You decline requests for technical and professional reasons, not for person ones. People are smart enough to know that. Christmas is a time for parties and having a good time, in the secular world. In the Church world, the season of Christmas doesn't even start until Christmas Eve; and the two are NOT in conflict with each other. Enjoy your parties. Don't get drunk and give away all the secrets.
Reply:Frankly I see no pro or cons to attend or not to attend. Its a matter of your principled decision. If you negate tactfully for good alibi, your client can't do anything against it, but tell you if the invitation is honest and no string attach, I feel you may miss the rare festive opportunity of knowing more you'll client and their inner circle that is strictly no business talks and may open more deeper rapport and closer clientelle relationships, and maybe your the most requested person to make your company and your client in better hold in the event sour times may come to test.





Much more if their is really no known conflict in schedule, I find no reason you shall choose to let not your company you represent why they not allow you to joint the cordial invitation of your company client...and such support I believe shall be arrange to represent your company to the client...The spirit must be mutual...your choice should not be personal but business like in sense.





Reciprocating the invitation is even more productive if there is no restraint from your company policy and management prerogative. Do you think so?





I f you are not that socially inclined, its time to be learning now.
Reply:stop taking yourself so seriously and go





they probably have only invited you hoping you'll say no again because they expect you to be really boring





so go, enjoy yourself and enjoy the people part of a client/service agency relationship





and don't forget - they are the clients and they pay your bills
Reply:It's fine to go to a Christmas party, and it does not confer any obligation on you except that of a guest ~ to contribute to the general fun of the event.





It's probably better to leave earlier than later (not first, but shortly after the first), and of course not too much to drink, or eat.





Otherwse ~ have a great time!





Chers ;-)
Reply:Why wouldn't you go. Go meet new people, maybe meet up with a girl and start something you never thought you might happen. get out of the house when ever you can! you cant spend your whole life in the office and in your home? wtf GO!!! lol
Reply:You should play it on a case by case basis. Some clients would not be a problem, however, depending on the specifics of the surrounding and possibly on going situations, you don't want to mix fun with those clients.
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