Yes, tonight sees Fletch's Christmas 'works bash' take place and you can probably tell I'm not looking forward to it with too much glee! It sounds ok I will grant you, dinner at the Hilton, free bar all night and gratis taxi's in each direction but the likely reality is that the dinner will be a portion control, mass produced, luke-warm affair and a free bar always has a habit of resulting in problems of the sick bucket kind! If I remember correctly, the sick bucket facility was required only half way through the evening last year and then was hotly pursued by a need for the paramedics to be called. This was not for myself or Fletch I hasten to add!The whole issue does nothing for me, call me boring but I don't like getting dressed up and having to contend with heels and the like and I particularly dislike the whole corporate forelock tugging malarkey, it's just not my bag and nor is it Fletch's but it has to be done. I just don't understand the whole principle of having to pay homage to the boss(s), they are people like you and me, ok, unlike me they are successful from a professional point of view but they are still just people, not demi-gods, and I would hope I show respect to everyone, the fact that these particular individuals are rich and successful doesn't make them better or worse.
But hey ho (or should that be Ho Ho Ho) it can't be avoided and this year we are at least grateful in the current financial climate that the business is sound and that Fletch has a job at all.... so we will dutifully tug our forelocks, make polite and boring conversation and hope that at least the free bar takes the edge off it all!
Tis the season to be
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Maybe there will at least be some delicious cake for dessert...
I know what you mean...we are having ours this weekend...humbug I say.
We had ours last weekend and SOH and I were sitting with the boss.. luckily the boss has a sense of humour as SOH was on top form. On Monday the boss even came round to the office to see how SOH was doing post-op - I have no idea of how he does it SOH is a gem.
Have a great time and tug forelock to none.
Don't tar all staff parties with same brush. The good ones just need a little organising from within. I worked for a US Oil company in London and every one I went to was a good do; well organised on the drinks front with a Carib band in the reception area and a cabaret (once we had Pan's People - shows how long ago it was!)
Secret was that the natural party people aka rebellious few joined up with a young HR dept with a female boss and they determined venue and events. Bosses were given a budget and guarantee it would be well spent.
So - see if you can get organised and get what you want rather than what THEY offer.
We had our office party last night - all four of us! It was a lovely do in a cheap, Belgian brasserie with moules/frites - and despite too much 'shop' being discussed, I still enjoyed it and got home sober, watched Eddie Izzard and went to bed.
Great night!
So, how'd that go, then?
I've never understood why some folk drink till they're ill just because the drinks are free. Must make the paramedics want to slap them. I'm definitely with you on the heels, though!
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