The Company Christmas Party

PureandEasy

We just have a catered luncheon here, nothing fancy by any means

I'll probably even skip it, since I don't probably won't like much of it anyway (food-wise)

if you don't go, you get a ticket for a free breakfast/lunch at the cafe during the year.

I think I'd rather get a nice free breakfast one morning

twisted thoughts

ours is in office - during the work day...catered luncheon here too, and I never like any of the food they send.

i ended up w/ a few extra vacation days to burn, and conveniently chose the day the christmas party would fall on. (Gotta use those days, otherwise I lose them... good enough excuse, right?) well, now someone else in the office is taking the day off too and they're considering changing it to the thursday before, rather than the friday before christmas because now two of us would miss it.

way to foil my plan :x

and secret santa too :roll:

I'd rather spend that $25 on someone I actually like. Instead, Im in the hunt for a shitty, but not too shitty present for someone who I currently despise. Im thinking a nice ugly Christmas sweater. Maybe an apron. Maybe I can find it it by just typing "tacky" in the search field on amazon

I wish one of the bosses would have the xmas party at their house! It would be so much better than the lame shit that goes on here...and then we could at least get some alcohol involved... im good at faking small talk with a glass of wine in hand.

DS1119

Black Diamond wrote:

Mine's tonight.... Anybody want to go?

I'll go. I'll be wearing a red dress so make sure your tie matches.

BinauralJam

Confide in your boss that you have developed something of a drinking problem the last couple of months but recently went cold turkey and are deteremined to get through your problem, but you just don't trust yourself in a social sitution where alcohol will be just yet.

Mamasan23

81 wrote:

i've got a flat tire

if it makes you feel better....and why wouldn't it....we are having an in office event....

lunch, followed by a white elephant gift exchange.....and finally wrapping up with......karokee christmas

thankfully....i'm taking a vacation day

The more you talk about your office the more I'm convinced that you work at Dunder Mifflin. Any job openings?

81

Mamasan23 wrote:

81 wrote:

i've got a flat tire

if it makes you feel better....and why wouldn't it....we are having an in office event....

lunch, followed by a white elephant gift exchange.....and finally wrapping up with......karokee christmas

thankfully....i'm taking a vacation day

The more you talk about your office the more I'm convinced that you work at Dunder Mifflin. Any job openings?

a couple of openings....

JOEJOEJOE

81 wrote:

Mamasan23 wrote:

81 wrote:

i've got a flat tire

if it makes you feel better....and why wouldn't it....we are having an in office event....

lunch, followed by a white elephant gift exchange.....and finally wrapping up with......karokee christmas

thankfully....i'm taking a vacation day

The more you talk about your office the more I'm convinced that you work at Dunder Mifflin. Any job openings?

a couple of openings....

thats what she said!

pandora

loadedgun wrote:

I hate these. I typically don’t go. I’m fine being the outcast, and they know that.
It’s at the boss’ house (again) and is quite lame.

Anyone have any creative excuses for not going?

I think this year, I’m going with ‘I'd rather not spend money and time on an event I have little chance enjoying.’

That’s somewhat PC, right?

Discuss….

If you typically don't go how do you know if you would enjoy?
Ya never know...

Saying no comes easier than yes ... I'll give it try.

It's not easy being the boss, though most don't see that.

If the boss is kind enough to welcome his valued employees into
his or her home perhaps you could be giving enough to go and be gracious.

Tis the season for kindness if but once a year :?

usually kindness and giving find their way back to where they started

PJGirl321

loadedgun wrote:

I hate these. I typically don’t go. I’m fine being the outcast, and they know that.
It’s at the boss’ house (again) and is quite lame.

Anyone have any creative excuses for not going?

I think this year, I’m going with ‘I'd rather not spend money and time on an event I have little chance enjoying.’

That’s somewhat PC, right?

Discuss….

Do you actually have to pay to go to the holiday party? I can understand not wanting to spend the time, but you mention money. If employees pay for the holiday party, that's very uncool on the part of your employer. Either way, all you have to do is say you have "another commitment."

I personally feel that it's good to show your face at these things even if it's for a few minutes (and leave because you have "another commitment") especially if you are in any kind of management position.

rick1zoo2

81 wrote:

i've got a flat tire

if it makes you feel better....and why wouldn't it....we are having an in office event....

lunch, followed by a white elephant gift exchange.....and finally wrapping up with......karokee christmas

thankfully....i'm taking a vacation day

holy crap! I was just forming my response:

ours is a luncheon at the office next Wednesday and I am seriously thinking of taking the day off so I can skip it.

oona left

The company I work for now does their "Holiday Party" in January because it's cheaper. That ought to tell you all you need to know

I haven't actually been to one (with this company, anyway). I was considering going last year, but wouldn't you know it, the Weezer show I had tickets to fell on the very same night.

From what I've heard, I haven't missed much. The food is bad, some people get shitfaced and make fools of themselves (but in a pathetic way, rather than a fun way), I'm sure the music is god awful....

81

sooooo...how was the party. :corn:

DS1119

Company Christmas parties are always interesting. It's interesting to see people you see every day of the week all fucked up. I'm sure they say the same about me.

pandora

Enjoyed many long before I had to create my own for our company.
I say having the party thrown for you is much more fun
than the planning and paying it.

know1

I think my company actually does this right.

They have a fancy breakfast at a nice country club on a Saturday in December.

For employees with kids, they let the employee tell them a $25 gift that the kid would like.

They have Santa at the breakfast and kids are allowed and Santa gives the kid their gift.

Other than a Saturday morning, it takes out a lot of the things that people hate about office Christmas parties. There's no drinking and it makes it fun to see the kids with Santa and their gifts.

The other big holiday initiative we do here is a food drive contest to raise food for local children's charities. We're divided into teams and the team that brings the most food items (there is a point system) wins. The woman running the backpack program at a local lower-income school actually cried when we delivered all those food items.

81

know1 wrote:

I think my company actually does this right.

They have a fancy breakfast at a nice country club on a Saturday in December.

For employees with kids, they let the employee tell them a $25 gift that the kid would like.

They have Santa at the breakfast and kids are allowed and Santa gives the kid their gift.

Other than a Saturday morning, it takes out a lot of the things that people hate about office Christmas parties. There's no drinking and it makes it fun to see the kids with Santa and their gifts.

that sounds aweful....no booze, on sat morning with kids....yeah....i'd be skipping that.

Indifference71

My company doesn't do anything for Christmas. My manager usually takes our team out to lunch, but she pays for it out of her own pocket. It's fine with me....I'm not crazy about most of my co-workers so I don't need to be spending any extra time with them.