Office parties are just the worst -- there's the forced conversation, the uncomfortable snacking, the glacial mental countdown to a time where it's appropriate to leave without looking rude -- so why not add to the insanity by throwing an enormous polar bear puppet into the mix?

British company Butlins (haha, butt) did just that when they had Bjorn the polar bear and her Eskimo guide Ursula wander around their offices, and I've gotta hand it to them, nothing says, "We want to make this workplace as awkward as humanly possible" quite like paying a man in a polar bear suit to sniff your employee's purse while she's taking a call.