Got my Christmas party this Friday.

Can only be better than last year where I constantly discussed the trends of ladies pubic hair and quizzed people on whether or not they thought the "bush" would ever be in fashion!

Any horror stories?

Ours is next Wednesday, should be good fun as usual. Just a big group of us going out with some cash, early start, a load of ale then a curry, and if the mood takes us a bit more ale... and possibly a strip club or late bar.

I'm just hoping I make the last train home.

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See our is black tie and some huge house, always end up chatting to the t0sser from work!

Your night sounds more my cup of char!

whaddon said...

See our is black tie and some huge house, always end up chatting to the t0sser from work!

Your night sounds more my cup of char!

Yeah, I've done those ones, my ex's company is one of those trendy ones that spends a fortune on it and have it at a fancy venue. It was ok, but like you not really my cup of tea.

This is more of a project team Christmas night out, with a few other people that we like from other parts of the company and one or two from the client which we've hand picked.

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Always be the 2nd-biggest twat at company events and you'll get with murder

In 1989, when I first moved South, the company I worked for had a very posh black tie affair at the Hyatt Carlton Towers hotel in Sloane Square. 5 course meal, open bar. After the meal there was a disco and I spent a good while dancing with and chatting up this stunning brunette. My mate was gesticulating wildly from the edge of the dance floor and I though he was just trying to put me off my game. After a while, I needed the loo, so excused myself and was then intercepted by my mate who informed me that the girl I was chatting up was the M.D.'s girlfriend. Although the rumours were that he paid her - he looked like Ned Flanders and she looked like Koo Stark's hotter, younger sister.

Other highlights included a guy in our department borrowing our immediate manager's very expensive camera. He thought it'd be a laugh to take a picture of him having a shit. He ended up dropping it down the toilet.

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Works parties suck.

1. When I was an employee, why would I want to socialise with people that I only meet during the day because they pay me to?

2. You can't drink enough to tolerate them, in case you say/do something you shouldn't.

I'm taking the staff to a local eatery during work hours then they can bugger off.

Updated December 11, 2012 at 9:34 AM

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Don't forget for contractors / freelancers 150 quid per employee for the Christmas Do and no questions asked by the tax man.

Ours is Thurs cos they won't pay extra for a Friday, which is hilarious considering the money we make them. On the upside, we have an entire bar to ourselves, a free bar, and tacky arcade games lined up. Its a cheap night so I'm going anyway, but its usually hard work

exiges said...

Works parties suck.

1. When I was an employee, why would I want to socialise with people that I only meet during the day because they pay me to?

2. You can't drink enough to tolerate them, in case you say/do something you shouldn't.

Jeez, is this what's it's like working in an 'office'? Everybody hates each other?

We get on great at work, to the point where I would consider them friends as well as colleagues. A lot of banter and p!ss taking, but then again, that means you can't really say anything you shouldn't.

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You sound great to work for Mr Brown

No SAIC Do this year as I've left they are off to the motorbike museum in Brum, free bar, entertainment and food for 250+ people, after dinner speaker is Jason Potatoe, and contractors got paid to go. I might gatecrash it.

We are just going out as a department into Leamington and a naff meal at Warwick Uni.

exiges said...

Works parties suck.

1. When I was an employee, why would I want to socialise with people that I only meet during the day because they pay me to?

2. You can't drink enough to tolerate them, in case you say/do something you shouldn't.

I'm taking the staff to a local eatery during work hours then they can bugger off.

i would have to go with this, but we don't have a "do" anyway so its a none issue

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We've a department dinner in a nice Thai resturaunt tomorrow night but we have an "Annual Ball" rather than a "Christmas Party" and have it in Janruary.

I don't want to go but for various complicated client reasons, I sort of have to. The missus doesn't drink so I'll be ducking out pretty quickly after the dinner - 30 mins of schmooozing and then gone

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and from the beginning think what may be the end.

Ours was last week. I decided not to drink so I could drive home and not have a horrendous hangover on Friday. Nice 3 course meal, a chat with a few people I get on with then leave before it gets messy. It's the best way.

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_Mick_N said...

You sound great to work for Mr Brown

If it was a jape a minute it wouldn't be called work. Getting on with people in the office is strictly optional.

I have employed some right bell-ends, who are great at their job and that's why they're there, but I'd rather put my head in a bucket of someone elses warm vomit and inhale sharply than socialise with them.

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Ours is tomorrow, but location has not been confirmed. Typical...

Updated December 11, 2012 at 11:03 AM

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You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself.

Christmas parties can be highly amusing as I believe Delphi pointed out, especially with regards to the camera being dropped in a shitty loo.

A christmas party when I worked in Next while I was in sixth form was wonderful, if only for the fact a colleague vomited over the cunt of a middle manager. The look on her face was priceless, the laughter that erupted from the people present even more so.

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I've usually enjoyed office Christmas parties. Being self employed I don't get one organised for me, but I'm off to Simpsons in Edgbaston for an afternoon with a client next week, so that'll be nice. Michelin-starred cuisine FTW.

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My works do, with 3 other mates with companies, is Darts on Saturday.

VIP tickets with free meal, meet the stars (bristow etc) touch the walk on girls, bets taken from your table oh and more importantly free bar from 12 till 4. And theres some darts on too.

Staying over in muswell hill which is actually quite a good night out

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SimonB said...

Staying over in muswell hill which is actually quite a good night out

That it can be

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