Avoid These Office Christmas Party Faux Pas: Timely Advice in the Form of a Mock Memo
Article by Andrew Shaffer
From: Norm Barkley, Regional Office ManagerSent: Monday, November 24, 2008 3:27 PMTo: All Employees of Donner-Blitzen AssociatesSubject: This Year’s Office Christmas Party
This year’s office Christmas party will be held at the Summit Inn on December 18.
Many of you have contacted the planning committee to express dissatisfaction with the date and location. However, as many of you are well aware, the Elk Lodge has refused to host any further Donner-Blitzen Associates events following last year’s party. I can’t discuss it in detail due to the pending litigation, but suffice to say that the damage to the women’s restroom in particular has proven to be a sticking point for the fine folks at the Elk Lodge.
And, with regards to the date: December 18 is a Thursday. This change was made at the request of Human Resources, who are of the opinion that holding the party on a weekday night will greatly reduce alcohol consumption. I don’t agree with the decision personally, as my father was an alcoholic in the classic sense; he drank every single day of his adult life. Any particular day of the week didn’t seem to slow him down at all.
I do think that, regardless of blood alcohol content, there are certain activities that have plagued us in the past that are wholly inexcusable. Here is a list of eight faux pas, based on our company’s past experience, that outline what I consider unacceptable. (I won’t name names, except in the cases where everyone already knows who I’m talking about anyway.)
1. Volunteering for magic tricks without any undergarments. This also falls under the dress code guideline that prohibits “an observable lack of undergarments.” It also applies to the woman in a skirt from Receiving who flashed her Little Miss Muffett when the magician levitated her above the stage two years ago.
2. Starting a game of full-contact football using a fruitcake. According to our insurance company,”fruitball” is a major liability. Any combination of rough-housing and foodstuffs will be grounds for termination.
3. Wearing reindeer antlers and asking if anyone “wants a ride.” This goes for both males and females. And if you start crying again when no one takes you up on your offer, Gladys, I’m going to have to ask you to leave the party.
4. Wearing “Jesus sandals” and berating anyone within earshot about the “true meaning” of Christmas. We get it: “Jesus is the reason for the season.” But the reason for the office Christmas party is to be social with co-workers in a fun environment. And I don’t have to point out that the dress code applies to ALL company functions, and sandals are very clearly labeled “unacceptable.”
5. Suggesting a threesome…amongst four people. For the moment, let’s forget the inappropriateness of soliciting your co-workers to act out your sexual fantasies. Derek, you’re in the Accounting Department-are your math skills really that terrible?
6. Bringing children. Especially the smaller, louder ones. Your 30-year old son who lives in your basement should also be left at home.
7. Trying too hard to make a dramatic entrance. I don’t think we’ve had to deal with this issue too much, except for with Chad in Sales. Donning the Santa suit and landing a helicopter in the parking lot may have sounded like a good idea, but who could have predicted the ice storm that night? The helicopter crash into the Children’s Hospital next to the Elk Lodge was regrettably tragic for all involved. The children who managed to live through that blazing inferno are forever scarred from the sight of Chad’s mangled body in the Santa suit.
8. Asking an employee if he or she wants to retire to the coatroom for a quick “performance review.” Okay, this is one that I’ll admit to. The music was loud, and I wanted to take Sherry someplace quiet to discuss her performance. I’m an expressive speaker, and often arch my eyebrows suggestively and make quotation marks with my hands to illustrate a point. In this case, Sherry-and the jury that heard the case–somehow confused my message for one of sexual intent. Lesson learned, I guess.
I look forward to your full cooperation. Let’s make this the best Donner-Blitzen Associates Christmas party ever!
Regards,
Norm BarkleyRegional Office ManagerDonner-Blitzen Associateswww.DonnerBlitzen.com
Andrew Shaffer is the owner and creative director of greeting card publisher Order of St. Nick.
Question by Brie C: Office Christmas Party?
I need to plan a fairly low-cost Christmas Party, with games or contests involved, somewhere in or around San Clemente, CA 92673 for Dec 22nd at 11am. Any ideas?
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Answer by besitos2610
In the office lunch room. Make it a pot luck, and spend the rest of the money on the games and contests
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Get the lowdown on these new 2011 ICD-9 codes for Home Care
Welcome these new pneumonia, fluencey disorder, and cystostomy complication codes
The CMS has revealed the proposed changes to the hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (PPS), giving us the first glance at the ICD-9 changes for 2011. So what’s in store for home health coders?
Influenza with Pneumonia
Well, you will witness a beefed up 488.0x (Influenza due to identified avian influenza virus) and 488.1x (Influenza due to identified novel H1N1 influenza virus). The co-operating parties figured out that these sub categories did not provide the level of detail that category 487 (Influenza) does; as such they expanded the codes at 488.0 and 488.1. The consequence was six new influenza with pneumonia codes for the 2011 ICD-9 update:
488.01 — Influenza owing to identified avian influenza virus with pneumonia
488.02 — Influenza owing to identified avian influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations
488.09 — Influenza owing to identified avian influenza virus with other manifestations
488.11 — Influenza owing to identified novel H1N1 influenza virus with pneumonia
488.12 — Influenza owing to identified novel H1N1 influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations
488.19 — Influenza owing to identified novel H1N1 influenza virus with other manifestationsDisorder of fluencyAfter this, there are some changes to the fluency disorder ICD-9 codes. New code titles will help distinguish childhood onset fluency disorder, adult onset fluency disorder, and – here is where it picks up interest for home care – fluency disorder following brain lesion or disease. Probably, you will remember that (Late effects of cerebrovascular disease, fluency disorder) was implemented on October 1 last year. The plan for this year is to alter the inclusion term “Stuttering” at 438.14 to read “Stuttering due to late effect of cerebrovascular accident”. Other such changes include revising 307.0 to read “Stuttering; Adult onset fluency disorder” and adding up new code 315.35 (Childhood onset fluency disorder). Cystostomy Complications Right now, you have specific codes for compilations of all sorts of artificial stomas; however not for a cystostomy. If you are trying to code for an infected cystostomy, you have got 997.5 (Urinary complications) or 996.39 (Mechanical complication of other genitourinary device, implant, and graft), however these codes do not specify that the compilation is with the cystostomy or that there’s an infection. For the coming year, one can look forward to four new codes that’ll rectify this problem.
596.81 — Infection of cystostomyUse added code to specify type of infection
596.82 — Mechanical complication of cystostomyMalfunction of cystostomy
596.83 — Other complication of cystostomyFistulaHerniaProlapse
596.89 — Other specified disorders of bladdercalcifiedcontractedhemorrhagehypertrophyPostoperative Aspiration PneumoniaThere’s confusion when it comes to coding aspiration pneumonia resulting from a procedure code 997.39 (Other respiratory complications), includes aspiration pneumonia complicating a procedure; however there’s a use additional code note at the start of the category to find out the complication. This left coders with a sticky situation. Should they pair 507.0 (Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food or vomitus) with code 997.39? Or should they go for just 997.39 since aspiration pneumonia is an inclusion term. The proposal for the next year is add a new code and to change the instructional notes at categories 507 and 997 to help coders in choosing the right codes for this complication. You will see the following new and modified codes:
507 — Pneumonitis due to solids and liquidsAdd Excludes: postprocedural pneumonitis (997.32)
997.32 — Postprocedural aspiration pneumoniaChemical pneumonitis ensuing from a procedureMendelson’s syndrome ensuing from a procedure
997.39 — Other respiratory complicationsRemove Mendelson’s syndrome resulting from a procedureRemove Pneumonia (aspiration) resulting from a procedureThese codes were found in the Federal Register as part of the proposed Hospital Inpatient PPS rule; however we will not know the final list of new and changed codes for a few months to come. So stay tuned to these home health ICD-9 codes.
Jan Mater-Cavagnero MA, HCS-D, specializes in diagnosis coding for home health agencies, as well as the wide variety of issues that impact the hospice industry. Jan is an editor-in-chief for Eli Healthcare, where she has written Home Health ICD-9 Alert for five years.
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Question by kevin07kelly: Filing Your 2010 Taxes and Stocks?
If someone purchased shares in a company today 11/12/2010, and the stock does really well (let’s say 50% increase in pps) and you don’t sell any of the shares until after 01/01/2011, do you have to report the gains on your 2010 tax returns?
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Answer by rtfm
No. You didn’t make any gains in 2010.
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Awesome ways to spend these Christmas Holidays
Christmas is one of the most awaited time of the year, one always want to make it as memorable as it can be. Planning an unforgettable Christmas holiday is a terrific idea. If you are still confused in this holiday season you will surely find some motivation here. You can also think of visiting a major city this Christmas as it will be an exciting tour, there are handsome prospects to do as well as various sights to be seen. The most obvious destinations are the London, England or the New York City.
London with its rich heritage is one of the world’s famous cities to begin with. It is full of various sites that can be enjoyed even before special attractions of the biggest festival roll over. Places like The Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, Crown Jewels, London Eye, etc you will be required to do extensive planning as nothing gets missed with the charm of Christmas itself.
Shopping is always a major event on all vacations but it is even more special when it’s a Christmas Holiday. Places like Oxford Street and Regent Street are truly a shopper’s paradise. There are numerous multi cuisine restaurants and wonderful stores to make your day out even more memorable. New York is one of the most terrific places in the world. Christmas in New York is a very special moment. World class restaurants and hotels, fabulous shopping can very easily describe New York. Places like the Empire State Building, Wall Street, Central Park and many more are very tempting for the visitors.
Niagara Falls, Canada what a place to be! An ideal Christmas Holiday, in the lap of one of the nature’s most flamboyant creations. There are several other special attractions on the occasion of Christmas. Finally the bottom of the world! Antarctica would be one of the exciting places, get onboard a n ice breaker and explore Antarctica and its marvellous wildlife. This would be surely a different style of Christmas, watching seals and penguins play and possibly whales too. Enjoy awesome scenery of the mystic Antarctic. Commencing from shopping for Christmas gifts in an eventful city to watching the exotic scenery over the ice and snow there are still many wonderful and mystic places to be across the globe this Christmas.
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Question by I hate Hillary Clinton: Why do people make big issues about the Christmas holiday?
some school is trying to ban the holiday, people debate the name of the holiday, trying to remove christmas, hannickah, and halloween from schools.
People debating about religion and holidays in the US.
And the jello debate with religions in the US
Are we basically trying to come up with issues and dilemmas each year?
It’s making the holidays seem less enjoyable.
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Answer by Josette F
i can agree on that, because those are the holidays that is suppose to be about the family and friends. now some people think that christ has not came and some were just brought up to think that there is a different meaning to what the christmas really others just wants to take the christ part out if christmas because of their own point-of-views. but that is just how life is now days.
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