Author Topic: Work's Christmas Party (Read 42481 times)

Claire. · « **Reply #160 on:** December 9, 2013, 11:22:20 am »

See, now that's reasonable, I'd be more inclined to go if they'd do that for us. I can't drink wine and I get bored drinking lager/cider, at London prices a single isn't much more expensive than a pint anyway so it's not even a budget thing.

GlenJohnson2 · « **Reply #161 on:** December 9, 2013, 11:57:07 am »

Ours was last friday. Fuck me, going to work today was awkward.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #162 on:** December 9, 2013, 12:01:56 pm »

Quote from: GlenJohnson2 on December 9, 2013, 11:57:07 am

Ours was last friday. Fuck me, going to work today was awkward.

Spill the beans Glenda! (or did you do that on Friday?)

Grobbelrevell · « **Reply #163 on:** December 9, 2013, 02:16:22 pm »

Ours is on Saturday. Three course dinner at a restaurant in town (venue as yet unknown, but the menu choice sounded very good) followed by drinks in the private lounge of a newly opened bar, apparently.

Now, I think that the bar is free all night, but i'm not certain. Whether or not I deem the night a success will rest heavily on the answer to this question.

Quote from: Catena Davy Nick on December 9, 2013, 10:49:05 am

Only problem is there's not a huge number of people I'd happily drink with at work and a couple of them aren't going.

I'm with you on that. Most of the people at work are sound, like, but whether I would choose to socialise with them outside of a work-related setting is another matter entirely. I've yet to decide which of the following policies to go with;

1) Get twatted. It's a free bar - it's rude not to.
2) Retain control. Have a few, but retain a professional grace throughout.
3) Take a lead from the group. If shots make an early appearance then: [see 1)].

Chakan · « **Reply #164 on:** December 9, 2013, 02:21:16 pm »

Mine is this Friday at lunchtime. 3 course meal and a place just round the corner from where I am staying.

We get the afternoon off. I have only been at the company for 3 months so getting horribly trashed will probably not leave a good impression. So will have a few polite drinks and make my way home after and acceptable 2/3 hours there.

Drinks Sangria · « **Reply #165 on:** December 9, 2013, 04:32:49 pm »

Quote from: GlenJohnson2 on December 9, 2013, 11:57:07 am

Ours was last friday. Fuck me, going to work today was awkward.

Don't be a tease

We're just having an in-house thing with a few drinks and secret santa. Nothing to write home about.

jaffod · « **Reply #166 on:** December 9, 2013, 04:53:13 pm »

We get fuck all off our mingebag company but there's a night out in town on Saturday. If it's anything like the staff canteen then it'll be Poles in one corner, Lithuanians in another and assorted Latvians, Slovakians and Hungarians in the others. Given the choice of attending or having my teeth pulled out without anaesthetic I'd opt for the latter.

Red_Isle_Chap · « **Reply #167 on:** December 9, 2013, 04:55:36 pm »

Apprarently we're not having one this year. It's a tiny company (only 2 of us are full time) and it's not been a good year. Can't say i'm that arsed to be honest, i'd rather not go out for dinner with the people i ahve to work with 7 hours of the day and pretend that i'm actually interested in being around them outside of work. I'm not.

Full of the joys of the season.

Stevo79 · « **Reply #168 on:** December 9, 2013, 05:06:46 pm »

Ours is lunch in St Paul's, followed by ten pin bowling at All Stars in Holborn and I imagine a club after that for those still going strong. Free booze all day so is usually decent

JTK · « **Reply #169 on:** December 9, 2013, 05:13:19 pm »

Few grumps in here isn't there! Looking forward to mine in a few weeks, we're out for a meal then off to the locals for a few jars too many.

whtwht · « **Reply #170 on:** December 9, 2013, 05:42:29 pm »

Just had a departmental one on Friday at Roast , Borough mkt by London Bridge.

Very decent 3 course meal paid for including all drinks . For 8 of us it came to about 900 quid and 3 out the 8 don't drink !!

Going to miss the main one this friday (Masqerade ball) at a venue in the city.

DrTobiasFunke · « **Reply #171 on:** December 9, 2013, 05:54:53 pm »

Quote from: JazzyTinselKnickers on December 9, 2013, 05:13:19 pm

Few grumps in here isn't there! Looking forward to mine in a few weeks, we're out for a meal then off to the locals for a few jars too many.

They must be getting it cheap having the Christmas Party after Christmas

Looking forward to ours next weekend. Last year we had our meal paid for and all drinks at the restaurant where we stayed for a few hours, then our boss paid us into a club. The office has grown a lot since then (about 50 or 60 people now) so they might not be quite so generous, will be a free meal and a few drinks anyway. Don't know what will happen after, hopefully we'll split up into smaller groups. Never feel comfortable getting pissed with my bosses around.

Motty · « **Reply #172 on:** December 9, 2013, 06:13:23 pm »

Managed to get the missus to persuade her boss to have a lunch/afternoon Christmas meal/drinks so I don't have to go now

Myself I've been invited on 5 building firms night out's, not sure which one I want to go on yet, depends on who has the least amount of knobheads on the cards.
The barn conversion site I'm on now have said their having the Christmas party in May

Bit fucking weird that eh.

Sir Harvest Fields · « **Reply #173 on:** December 9, 2013, 07:09:47 pm »

Last years was great. One of them round tables that spin in a chinese , lots of food but unfortunately it had all but gone by the time it got to me so i just ordered Vodka. I got my moneys worth is all i can say, should have let me eat

buzzing · « **Reply #174 on:** December 9, 2013, 08:02:40 pm »

Quote from: MrGrumpy on December 8, 2013, 05:16:11 pm

I am dreading ours, it's some twat restaurant in East London which means I have to either wear kevlar to avoid being stabbed or ear protectors to avoid listening to the twat hipster bullshit.

None of the above is as bad as spending a night with Pointless Pete, Lazy Bones or Fugly, I will put money on at least one of those three pulling a sickie the day after.

WHat restaurant?

MrGrumpy · « **Reply #175 on:** December 9, 2013, 10:24:59 pm »

Quote from: buzzing on December 9, 2013, 08:02:40 pm

WHat restaurant?

Hipster Twat u Like

alonsoisared · « **Reply #176 on:** December 9, 2013, 11:04:28 pm »

Got mine on Friday, there's 12 of us going and i'm twenty years younger than everyone there aside from our apprentice. And they're mostly all c*nts, can't wait.

JTK · « **Reply #177 on:** December 10, 2013, 03:31:49 pm »

Quote from: DrTobiasFunke on December 9, 2013, 05:54:53 pm

They must be getting it cheap having the Christmas Party after Christmas

haha. It's the 20th so it was in 2 working weeks yesterday

Azi · « **Reply #178 on:** December 10, 2013, 04:50:08 pm »

got mines this saturday in edinburgh shitey thing for me is that as a muslim who doesnt drink the offer of free drinks all night doesnt really appeal to me neither does the turkey dinner instead i'll get some sorta of tomato soup and a gnocci of some kind i'll make sure i eat before going to this

dast18 · « **Reply #179 on:** December 10, 2013, 08:19:53 pm »

Went to a small town a few hours away; hotel, food, drinks all paid for by the company. Small company with just a few employees that just had a great year financially, was decent.

buzzing · « **Reply #180 on:** December 10, 2013, 09:30:04 pm »

Quote from: MrGrumpy on December 9, 2013, 10:24:59 pm

Hipster Twat u Like

Fuck me, I bet you're great fun

Edit: Just seen your username

rob1966 · « **Reply #181 on:** December 10, 2013, 09:32:56 pm »

Ours is Thursday night at a local Italian, we get £25 a head off the company. Food there is excellent, our IT director threw a hundred quid or so in for wine last year, one of the managers was buying shorts and our new boss was buying jager bombs like crazy when we went for a meal in summer, so guaranteed bad head on Friday.

Bucke · « **Reply #182 on:** December 10, 2013, 10:09:22 pm »

Ours is on Friday at Old Trafford Cricket ground. First one since they shut the Crawley site and consolidated to the Manchester one so it's a big crowd, over 200 people. Loads of good people though and it's always a good laugh. Dinner followed by a disco with free bar all night, spirits included, then probably out in Manc somewhere

andymanlfc · « **Reply #183 on:** December 10, 2013, 10:32:15 pm »

Quote from: rob1966 on December 10, 2013, 09:32:56 pm

Ours is Thursday night at a local Italian, we get £25 a head off the company. Food there is excellent, our IT director threw a hundred quid or so in for wine last year, one of the managers was buying shorts and our new boss was buying jager bombs like crazy when we went for a meal in summer, so guaranteed bad head on Friday.

I suppose you would need shorts in the summer, nice boss buying you all shorts.

the good half · « **Reply #184 on:** December 12, 2013, 06:29:03 pm »

Mines tonight.
I'm on the bus home.
Few beers, waffa cup, bed.
My kind of Christmas party.

Hate 'em.

the good half · « **Reply #185 on:** December 12, 2013, 06:32:30 pm »

Quote from: xmasxmas on December 9, 2013, 05:42:29 pm

Just had a departmental one on Friday at Roast , Borough mkt by London Bridge.

Very decent 3 course meal paid for including all drinks . For 8 of us it came to about 900 quid and 3 out the 8 don't drink !!

Going to miss the main one this friday (Masqerade ball) at a venue in the city.

Do you work for Henry VIII?

Alan_X · « **Reply #186 on:** December 12, 2013, 06:55:00 pm »

Ours was ok - it's my company and we pay for everything. Ate at Tramshed in London which was very good but loads of us had meetings the following day so it was all a bit restrained and I was home by 1.00am. Previous years we have had champagne cocktails at Tower 42, gone bowling, ice skating and other stuff.

Tomo! · « **Reply #187 on:** December 12, 2013, 07:00:41 pm »

Dinner Suit party, drinks, 3 course meal and a suite at the Hilton in Leeds all paid for on Saturday night.

Les Willis · « **Reply #188 on:** December 12, 2013, 07:24:56 pm »

This year I got Tuped to a new company. Anyway, from what I can gather, they usually have the Christmas do in February for some reason..

redgriffin73 · « **Reply #189 on:** December 12, 2013, 07:26:59 pm »

Had ours today, a pub lunch which we can claim back a tenner each for on expenses. Back at work an hour and a half later, it was wild!

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #190 on:** December 12, 2013, 07:53:55 pm »

Mines happening now. Shite. Two no shows on my table (mist have seen the seating plan) but I've told the waiter they're both on the Red!

Roady · « **Reply #191 on:** December 12, 2013, 08:37:38 pm »

ours is tomorrow, cant be arsed,it will be shite. Normally full of pricks who talk work and the only reason im going is to tell a few people what i think,nothing to lose i finish in two months

Chakan · « **Reply #192 on:** December 12, 2013, 08:39:50 pm »

Quote from: Roady on December 12, 2013, 08:37:38 pm

ours is tomorrow, cant be arsed,it will be shite. Normally full of pricks who talk work and the only reason im going is to tell a few people what i think,nothing to lose i finish in two months

Honestly finish first then tell people. You never know what happens in 2 months mate.

Brian Blessed · « **Reply #193 on:** December 12, 2013, 09:08:44 pm »

Quote from: ChakaKhanCDforXmas on December 12, 2013, 08:39:50 pm

Honestly finish first then tell people. You never know what happens in 2 months mate.

Nonsense!

Get a few down and rip them to shreds, Roady. Be sure to film it and post it on here.

MrGrumpy · « **Reply #194 on:** December 12, 2013, 09:44:34 pm »

Glad it's over with for another year. Happy that 5 idle fuckers got to eat steak and drink Burgandy on the back of Ginge and I working our arses off all year.!

Half the c*nts pulled sickies today.

Motty · « **Reply #195 on:** December 12, 2013, 09:48:43 pm »

Quote from: Roady on December 12, 2013, 08:37:38 pm

ours is tomorrow, cant be arsed,it will be shite. Normally full of pricks who talk work and the only reason im going is to tell a few people what i think,nothing to lose i finish in two months

hitting someone over the head with a chair usually goes down a treat in these situations I hear.

Give it a go mate you've got nothing to lose after all

Motty · « **Reply #196 on:** December 12, 2013, 09:51:12 pm »

Quote from: Mince Pies on December 12, 2013, 07:26:59 pm

Had ours today, a pub lunch which we can claim back a tenner each for on expenses. Back at work an hour and a half later, it was wild!

Quote from: Crewe Crater Nick on December 12, 2013, 07:53:55 pm

Mines happening now. Shite. Two no shows on my table (mist have seen the seating plan) but I've told the waiter they're both on the Red!

not sure which one sounds worse lads.
I think back to work in a hour has got to take the crown, fucking miserable bosses them mate

Grobbelrevell · « **Reply #197 on:** December 12, 2013, 10:32:30 pm »

Quote from: Mince Pies on December 12, 2013, 07:26:59 pm

Had ours today, a pub lunch which we can claim back a tenner each for on expenses. Back at work an hour and a half later, it was wild!

That's genuinely tragic.

Wigan Red · « **Reply #198 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:17:03 am »

Didn't go on ours, I dont drink for one, but the main reason is that its a family run business full of weekend millionaire arseholes who want to compare dick sizes all night and talk about cars.

Caston · « **Reply #199 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:17:58 am »

Got our Christmas lunch today a 1. Don't have any high hopes for it, reckon it'll only last a few hours