Christmas office parties and work do - a nightmare
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Well the ones that actually take place in the office definitely do, because for one thing you don’t get a chance to escape the boring office environment. |
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But all Christmas work parties wherever they are held can feel like nothing more than an extension to a day at the office. There’s nothing worse than being sat at a table next to Bob the project manager, who doesn’t exactly know how to let loose and have fun at the best of times. He’s the one person you DO NOT forward jokes on to. Instead of having fun, letting what’s left of his hair down and maybe getting a bit merry; he decides instead to bore you half to death with shop talk. We could have just stayed at the office and had that; at least I would still be getting paid to listen to all that nonsense. |
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Talking of cash, if you’re lucky the company might stump up for the Christmas meal, that at least goes some way to compensate for the fact that you have to spend an evening away from your friends and family to talk shop with Bob. It can get expensive at this time of year, and sometimes there will be more than one of these events to go to. I once worked for a charity and as you’d expect the employees forked out for their own Christmas meal. You should have seen the chaos that ensued when it was time to pay the bill. Still, at least they were a friendly bunch so it wasn’t all that bad. |
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Comments from visitors
If Xmas cards are sent, they are sent as commercial adverts to customers.
Downtrodden Employee - 23-Dec-10 10:40
Yes, partners should be rewarded too by just being invited to the christmas dinner. They should be together on a table where they will get on with close work colleagues and away from all the b*tchy secretaries.
Take less from people - 23-Dec-10 06:46
reason for the season - 23-Dec-10 06:01
...and this year's "saucer of milk award" goes to....
WG's resident Stephen Fry wannabe..Congo!!!!!!
"Depends what your workplace is like. Where I work, most people are nice and the fact that we all get together once a year is a laugh.
However, my previous jobs, I would avoid the Office party because the people I worked with were awful. So I could see no reason to spend my time with them after work in their awful company."
That was fortunate, at least you had something in common.
Frankly I don't need this 'favour'.
party & work don't mix - 16-Nov-10 19:20
The dumb office girls love to flirt. (yawn)
Idiots get plastered (groan)
You have to enjoy time with the boss (shiver)
You are made to give up your time to "enjoy" yourself with colleagues you see every bl**dy day!!
Work and play do not mix
Work is work
Play is play
I prefer to keep mine separate for good reasons
Stress free? - 11-Nov-10 23:17
Jesus said "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also!"
Mammon desires to be worshipped, have influence, and control of peoples' lives to require love and devotion through the use of money. Money is simply the instrument by which mammon seeks to have power.
Whoever heard of a free uncommercial Xmas?
Big mac meal - 11-Nov-10 20:19
I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but if it weren't for a certain person in the office there probably wouldn't be a Christmas party or Secret Santa. I have noticed it is always the same person who first brings up the subject of organising a Christmas party and Secret Santa. All I can think is that they must have an incredibly boring life outside of work and have to organise something otherwise they'd never go out. It wouldn't bother me if nobody at work mentioned Christmas at all.
The worst of all is the ridiculous SECRET SANTA! Where on earth does this stupid, childish idea come from?
Get a life you boring secretaries and office workers.
Secret Santa - Wow! - 4-Nov-10 23:20
It is the awful women behind the office parties. They set them up. They arrange the Santa surprise prezzies. They select the venue. It is these women that insist on Christmas Office Parties the way they want it run. Flowing with alcohol and sill prezzies and flirting with your boss - YUK, YUK, YUK, YUK.
However, my previous jobs, I would avoid the Office party because the people I worked with were awful. So I could see no reason to spend my time with them after work in their awful company.






