Fidgeting is not festive. To make the best possible impression at the holiday office gathering, stand with your arms at your side or behind you, try to make eye contact with other guests, be an active listener, smile and by all means, avoid the mistletoe.

Question: Recently, I had to take vacation on short notice to care for my sick daughter-in-law. Before I left, my co-workers kept asking where I was going and whether my husband was going with me.

We didn't need to do much research to confirm the following recent graduate was trying to pull a fast one: "HONORS: Finalist for the most recent Pulitzer Prize." Nice try.