Socialising at work | Five ways to make your next company get-together more meaningful

The work get-together can often be mired in cliché. From warm prosecco to misbehaviour around the photocopier, through to sneaking off early when you think nobody is looking or being the last one with the karaoke mic, Bridget Jones-style.

But, cliché aside, there are also strong elements of work ‘get together’ culture which are problematic for many people.

And it’s showing in our choices: recent research by Gallup for Together found that 35% of us actively avoid work events, saying they found them ‘dull’ and ‘unproductive’.

Alcohol is one of the key elements of work events that has come under scrutiny in recent months, with questions raised by the Conservatives' Christmas Party.