Cedar Rapids
To celebrate the upcoming release of the new must-see comedy on the year Cedar Rapids, in cinemas April 29, starring Ed Helms (The Hangover) and John C. Reilly (Step Brothers, Cyrus), a film about one wild and crazy insurance convention, here’s the low-down on who to watch out for at a business conference.
Do any of these office players sound familiar to you?
The Geek
The office geek loves his job and a good business convention - it may very just be the highlight of his year.
He will be the first to arrive, the first down to breakfast and the first to bed.
Utilise the geek to help you draft your presentation notes - they have all the knowledge.
Better yet, offer to buy him a round of drinks if he does the whole thing for you, though I’ll doubt the nerd will take you up on it...it’s past his bedtime.
The Party Animal
The party animal works hard, but plays harder. He drinks the mini-bar dry, is the first one to the bar and the last one bed.
He hates authority - so team up with him to take on our next player. And hey, live a little - after all, all work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy.
Become good friends with the party animal, and perhaps he’ll be too drunk to realize he’s picked up your £1000 bar tab!
The Vixen
You know the type well. The office vixen loves attention and badly wants that promotion.
She’ll do anything and everything to get what she wants.
If you’d like to, ahem, utilise the vixen and try and bed her - remember she is a man-eater.
The Shark
The straight-shooting sales shark is a heartless bastard. He would kill his own mother just to make a sale.
Watch out for this one and make sure to get on his good side.
Who knows, he may just take you under his wing and you too will soon be working your way up the corporate ladder.
The Conference Rookie
Ah the conference rookie - perhaps the best person you can run into for your own amusement.
Utilise the rookie and take him under your wing, showing him the ways of the trade, good or bad.
Meet the conference players for yourself when Cedar Rapids is released in theaters 29th April.
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