Work's Christmas do

bluegirl74 said:
Even though theres a free bar I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than go on the works do. Bad enough I have to spend 40 hours a week with some of the fuckwits without spending my own time with them as well.
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Lol, very funny and true.

Mines tonight, ideal opportunity to tell a couple of fuck wits what i think about them, all done i a humorous way of course, so that it's hard for them to take offence in front of everyone.

Work pay for the lot which is always a reason to go.

As for seeing crazy stuff: Seen allsorts but the best was seeing the MD in handcuffs in his velvet jacket outside the Midland hotel a few years ago as his son had been in an altercation with someone from another party, he never lived that down i can tell you.
 
There is a drinking clique amongst the younger ones in the department and I'd rather not mix with them. I get on better with the older bunch and they're all married off with kids so it's rare they're out. Hopefully I won't get encouraged for "one drink" tonight so I can help myself to my beer in the fridge and watch Malaga v Granada tonight.

Forced socialising in an old job was aids. You'd get frozen out if you didn't go. The sociopath in charge openly despised people she'd pretend to like when she was with them.
 
Mine is very much a forced thing. Big drinking culture within my team and you can't not go for risk of being completely isolated. We get everything fully paid for, including a hotel room. It's therefore obviously carnage. One colleague was racially abused so responded by trying to bottle the bloke. Another guy completely trashed the place, including urinating in the lobby - for which he was sacked. I'm usually off my head by about 8pm and fast asleep.
 
Ours tonight, in the 5 years ive been here I think weve only had 2 proper dos and I missed one still rough from Roma away. Free food and free bar. Just hope it doesnt mean we miss out on the free bar at the pub next door on black eye friday that ones alright.
 
Was out on one last night and another next week at the GMEX - 2000 people mass produced food and dodgems - sounds horrendous.
 
worsleyweb said:
Was out on one last night and another next week at the GMEX - 2000 people mass produced food and dodgems - sounds horrendous.
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At one of my previous places we did one like this, a thousand people in a big hall, shite food and music, I thought it was going to be horrendous, it turned out we were on a table next to a load of nurses and it was carnage, they each brought their own bottle of vodka with them and there were lots of 'additional items' that aided people being totally spannered, most of the food ended up being thrown at other tables, sprouts especially went everywhere. It was quite a cheap night and one of the best Christmas dos I have been on, probably because I was expecting it to be utter shite.
 
bluegirl74 said:
Not at all Squirty. I have an active social life and what annoys me about the work Christmas do (and going out at this time of year generally) is, as hinted at by @Uncle Wally One Ball above, that the amateur socialisers come out and take over. You know the one, out for a big night out, doesn't know what they want when they get to the bar, pissed by 9.30 and takes up too much space.
I had a prime example of this earlier in the week. A colleague and I went for a quick G&T at lunch and we're stuck at the bar behind someone ordering a gin gingerbread, an old fashioned and a festive fizz. 10 minutes I waited to be served, absolutely ridiculous.
Rant over.
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Hey, less of that, that's my normal Monday lunch tipple!
 
Works Christmas Don't.

No one ever enhanced their reputation .....free alcohol and bosses do not mix. Just say no.
 
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