Office Christmas parties

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:15 pm

JAB;1081464 wrote: We're having our office Holiday (can't call it Christmas! :-5) Party tomorrow afternoon and I am SO not in the mood for it. It's all paid for at a real good seafood restaurant in town plus we get to close early at 2pm so everyone can go. Working in HR, I'll still have to 'work' at the party to help make sure everyone's having fun. Sometime that's more of a chore then it's worth.

Hmmm, maybe I should call in sick. :sneaky:

did you volunteer to 'work at the party?

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:10 am

I do hope your party does turn out fun!

Hubby's Christmas party is this Saturday at the Elk's Lodge. I keep thinking about the show Roseanne for some reason! :-3

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:10 am

JAB;1081464 wrote: We're having our office Holiday (can't call it Christmas! :-5) Party tomorrow afternoon and I am SO not in the mood for it. It's all paid for at a real good seafood restaurant in town plus we get to close early at 2pm so everyone can go. Working in HR, I'll still have to 'work' at the party to help make sure everyone's having fun. Sometime that's more of a chore then it's worth.

Hmmm, maybe I should call in sick. :sneaky:

Nah, put vodka in the punch and take your camcorder.

Then next year when they hassle you, you can say 'leave me alone or I'll email everyone the video clip of your tabletop striptease/ your snog with the boss/ your knickers on top of the christmas tree, etc. They'll be too pi55ed to remember ...............and you'll have a nice peaceful year! :yh_rotfl

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:12 am

I know what you mean by not wanting to go and it still being work. Our club has its party coming up Sunday for the employees and customers. When I "worked" it, I got no help. I now schedule others to work it and they get help from me. The difference this year is that I will get paid for helping out. The officers there are quick to agree when you word it, "Either I get paid this year or you are helping behind the bar". :wah:

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:14 am

I love my hubby's work gatherings but it's a tiny local company and we're all close friends so it's more like a family get together than a work thing.

:-6

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:46 am

Sheryl;1081717 wrote: I do hope your party does turn out fun!

Hubby's Christmas party is this Saturday at the Elk's Lodge. I keep thinking about the show Roseanne for some reason! :-3

OMG, my friends dad used to be an Elk member. Do they still wear those funny hats?:wah: On another matter, Stand By Me the movie, the benevolent order of elks at the barfarama:yh_rotfl

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:15 pm

We've decorated the office at work..........so Christmasy.

When the diva was employed with us, this was HER production. This year, we who are left

, did a great job without her. Our party will be in the office on the 23rd. Everyone will bring a covered dish and just put the food and beverage on a table. We all just "dig in".

No Christmas bonus this year. No surprise. Oh well.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:34 pm

Well it turned out all right, thanks to your hard work.