Newly divorced Josh Parker works as the
chief technology officer of Zenotek in
Chicago. Carol Vanstone, the
Interim CEO following the death of her father and former CEO, arrives to notify Josh and her brother Clay Vanstone, the Chicago branch manager, that they failed to meet its new quarterly quota. Carol, bitter over Clay being their father's favorite, threatens to shut down the branch if they do not cancel their employee bonuses and the annual Christmas party. Clay, desperate to appease the staff and impress Carol, informs her about a meeting with financial giant Walter Davis; they will attempt to acquire a $14 million contract with Walter's company, Data City, with the help of their
R&D chief Tracey Hughes. Carol says that if they can land that contract, she will agree not to make cuts at the company. At the meeting, Walter says he likes Zenotek's product but has concerns about its corporate culture. In a bid to secure the deal, Clay invites him to the Christmas party, hoping to show him their company has a healthy employee environment. On her way to the airport, Carol stops by Josh's apartment to offer him a position working for her at the company's headquarters in
New York at twice his salary. Clay funds an exorbitant Christmas party that vexes their head of
Human Resources, Mary. The party struggles to pick up, even with
Chicago Bulls player
Jimmy Butler present. However, the party amps up with the arrival of Savannah, a
prostitute hired by IT director Nate to pose as his girlfriend. Her
cocaine is mistakenly placed in a snow-blowing machine, dousing the employees and Walter. They become even rowdier, resulting in
orgies in the restroom and damage to the company's property. As Clay wins over Walter, Josh and Tracey nearly kiss on the roof. Carol's flight to New York is cancelled due to bad weather, and she rushes back to the branch when she learns about the party. After Walter is hospitalized attempting to swing off a balcony, the team learns that Walter was fired from Data City earlier in the day, making their entire gambit to save the branch pointless. Carol shuts down the branch for defying her orders and loudly mentions her job offer to Josh in front of everyone. Despite not accepting the offer, he is confronted by Tracey for not having explicitly turned Carol down. Feeling betrayed, Clay rushes off with Savannah's gun-toting pimp, Trina, who wants to rob his personal safe. Josh, Tracey, Mary, and Carol race to save him. Hearing the branch is shutting down instigates a riot, resulting in more property damage. Josh authorizes security guard Carla to shut down the party. Clay races Trina's car towards an opening drawbridge, attempting to jump the gap, a feat he had earlier mentioned to Josh. Driving Mary's minivan alongside him, Josh tries to convince Clay not to jump, but the despondent Clay refuses to listen. Carol takes the wheel and runs Clay's car into an internet hub to stop him, disconnecting the entire city. Trina and Savannah are arrested, while Clay is taken to the hospital. The internet blackout inspires Tracey to implement an innovation combining internet Wi-Fi with wire connections through the power grid, which had previously failed. They race back to the destroyed office to set up her tech, which successfully restores internet access to the city and saves the branch. Clay apologizes to Carol for his behavior and for how their father treated her. Walter, in the same hospital, agrees to join the team. Josh and Tracey kiss amidst the ruins of the office. The team meets Carol and Clay at the hospital and they all go out for breakfast, driving recklessly on the way. ==Cast==