Dear God,

Our manager has announced that he wants to start out the new year with an office party. He thinks it’s going to bring us together in a positive attitude for the year to come, but I’m just anxious about it.

I’m fairly new to the work world, though, and so I really don’t know what I’m supposed to do. I’ve heard a lot about how office parties are terrible events where people get drunk and embarrass themselves in front of coworkers. The karaoke scene from Bridget Jones’s Diary comes to mind.

I’m hoping, God, that you can give me some advice on what to wear to the office party in order to avoid trouble. I’m afraid that my male coworkers will make passes at me, and so I’m inclined to wear something conservative. On the other hand, I’m also afraid that I’ll get the reputation in the office for being an uptight, dowdy shrew.

So, I’ve got a sleeveless blue dress that comes down to my knees, low cut in front, and a black dress with a matching jacket that goes all the way down to my ankles, and is artistic, rather than sexy, in style.

Which dress do you think that I ought to wear to the party?

- Olive

Olive,

Wear the black dress. The blue one has a stain on the back from a veggie dip you sat in at your sister’s birthday party without realizing it.

- God

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