Trouble at the Office Party
The tables had been pushed against two walls in one of the larger meeting rooms, and they'd been loaded up with snacks and a variety of soft and alcoholic drinks. On one of them a large cake sat in the middle, with the logo of the company emblazoned across it in colorful icing. About forty employees mixed and chatted amiably – these late afternoon office parties were laid on by the management once every few months, and all of the staff members who'd more recently joined considered them to be...