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Is it too early for this years tales of drunken muppetry?. Our night out on Friday, will be pretty reserved though, don't like getting bladdered in front of the boss....
Anyone?
Like all work doo's - quiet meal with perhaps two glasses of wine. Then bugger off sharpish - either to go out with friends or otherwise home with a nice bottle.
Have very little time for socialising with colleagues these days Had too many mornings of regret in my youth / twenties.
Got our Xmas "lunch" on Thursday (yeah, I know): The good thing is that I have to dash off to Uni shortly after the meal so I will fortunately miss the drunken "game" playing (charades, pictionary etc) that goes on back at the office. Hopefully there'll be a few end of term beers after my lecture. We then have a department doo on Friday evening. I'm then up in London again on Saturday to see Clutch 
😯 😈
a 50 mile commute precludes me from this these days. I miss getting out with colleagues i want to spend time with though
Ours is just a pissup in the local (small) town. I can't be arsed cos I don't have much of an affinity with many from work. No point mixing with folk I can't be arsed with & talking about a job I absolutely detest is there?
& there's usually bother.
Going to a black tie Christmas party with the company I'm joining in January.
I don't know if these means I can get away with anything, or need to be extra careful.
I don't know if these means I can get away with anything, or need to be extra careful.
I'd say the latter.
Won't be bothering with ours this year, as they'll be going out straight from the depot next Friday, leaving the vans there for the Christmas break and I'm carrying on working Mon/Tues/Weds so won't be leaving my van. Can't be bothered making my way back to Gateshead from Durham to have to do it in reverse after a load of beer
Definitely the latter.
Ours is a strange one. Nothing got organised early enough so we were left with few options for eating etc... The one that was decided on had so few people saying they could make it that it was cancelled. So the team I work in decided we'd still do something. One of the ladies said we could have a gathering at her place, everyone brings food and some booze before heading in to town for those that are up for it. It's got out and it has ended up being opened up to all (not just our team) and loads who said they couldn't make the do that was originally organised can now make it! Feel a bit sorry for the lady who said that we could all go to hers! I'm very likely to be the only bloke too.
It has a theme of "Diamonds are forever", so I'm planning to knock back a few vodka martinis, pick up an inappropriately young woman, win against enormous odds at the fake casino then beat some funny looking gentlemen to death.
Don't worry, I'll be careful.
Had ours last week. The usual black tie do for 300+ people. A good laugh and not 'monitored' in any way. People get pi55ed, have a good time and push the odd boundary ... but they never cross the line. And not much is expected from most of us the next day.
A few months back a friend of mine started a new job and that week (could have been the first night) went out with them. Apparently he ended up absolutely smashed so the next day the boss set up some chairs and let him sleep it off in the office!
We don't really have a works do with everyone working shifts and no one being off all at the same time thank god, wouldn't go if they did to be honest. I will be going on our local gyms night out though but I'll be trying to restrain myself somewhat as I tend to be the last one out whenever I start drinking!
Beers, then a curry, then some more beers, then home. It's not difficult.
Next Friday, slightly peeved about it. Last year was deserted by 8. But this year the meal is at 2pm in the pub just across the road from the house. So I'll either be the party pooper and bail at 4 or walk into town for a few more beers and then leave at 7 when they've all taxied home. Apart from the pair that'll end up in facebook shame.
I'm off to far fields to ride instead. I spend my working life with the people at work, I think that it is only right that I give them a break.
Will, if you are out there- can you send me your postcode please?
Mine is this Friday. Finish early for Xmas lunch followed by drinks in town.
I'm not going. It's a 2.5 hour drive from here normally, which I'd do for the sake of being sociable, even though Friday is my day off, but I'm not queueing for several more hours on top of that to get across the Forth.
So bah humbug.
Had ours last Friday. I am the boss and I was the last one to leave, which to be fair was at a very respectable 11pm. We're quite a sensible lot really. An excellent dinner at a restaurant near the office then onto our favourite post work bar. Lots of laughs and fun and everyone reportedly had a good night!
Got some organised bunfight on a table or two at the NEC, trapeze artists and stuff like that in a room full of strangers. Kinda looking forward to it, not my normal gig but the current lot are good fun. Will see how it goes. 🙂
Pub, drink, lots, then take bets on what stranger the depot social hand grenade will pick a fight with. Well that was last year so I'll be avoiding it this time.
Working the the Co-working space with a bunch of other people who don't have an office or colleagues the guys who run it organised a freelancers and friends of Hobart party, game of football in the park with some beers then off to a pub for dinner, great night getting to know people better.
I miss the old works one as in the end you got to know people better which meant work was better.
Our works do has a "every shift for themselves" do. We aren't all off at the same time. But this year two shifts are getting together. Few beers, Gloucester v Worcester rugby, beers, curry, beers, beers, beers. It will get messy. Looking forward to it.
🙂
We're going for a curry on Friday.
Bit more than the normal Christmas do this time as we down crew until Feb at end of the week so it's also a bit of a "bloody hell, what a mental year" steam blowoff.
Bunch of rope access workers so not really an office party.
Much like last year I expect someone will fall asleep in a club, the rest of us will get drunk and pretend we'd still be able to pull, if we weren't married or engaged whilst secretly relieved that we don't have to try. Apart from one of the younger guys who is shaped like Brad Pitt in his prime and will be followed around the dance floor all night by a gaggle of women once more.
A night of German beer & debauchery on Friday, not the official work do but one separate with friends from work rather than people I have to work with
Industry lunch on Friday followed by work party in the evening. I can't see it ending well.
I am the HK office, and since I have failed to organise an xmas party I guess I will not be having one, bah humbug.
We are off out for nice meal at local gastro pub type place, retiring to the Tappit Hen. Tomorrow.
Our little team is ace, it will be full of giggles and nice beer.
Nothing probably. Maybe a freelancer's pub lunch, but with only 8 working days until the school holidays, that's looking tight.
Mine is on the 18th. The basic ingredients are:
1. A couple of hundred lecturers, technical and support staff
2. A 2pm start and a late license
3. No food
The result, as it is every year, will be utter carnage. 😀
I usually take my lot out for some food and couple of slow beers and then head over to main do at about 9 when it's properly underway. Far too many individual acts of debauchery to list, the Facebook gallery of shame that gets posted up the next day is very funny.
Ours is on a Friday night at an office 46 miles from home, with zero tolerance on overnight stays in hotels being expensed.
I'm not going.
mattbee, not been working on the Spinnaker Tower have you?
Not really looking forward to ours.
Black tie do somewhere pretty fancy, probably organised early in the year, before some hefty losses in our bit of the group and in other parts too. Results of the redundancy consultation, (58 people at risk, 40-odd going) announced on Monday, fancy Christmas do on the Wednesday. :-/ I know my boss has gone already.
Nice restaurant meal for 40 ish followed by beer in town for those who want to push on for us. It's on a Thursday night so there'll be some sore heads in the morning which only adds to the fun.
it's normally a good night though the boss has threatened to sack someone if he has to apologise to the restaurant for there being vomit all over the toilets like last year.
Ours is on the Saturday night before xmas at an office 120 miles from home, with zero tolerance on overnight stays in hotels being expensed.
So I'll not be going, might take the misses for a slap up meal on the co credit card instead & see what happens....
Mine on Thursday - only 8 of us. Only 1 colleague I'd actually choose to spend time with and the MD moaning about the years figures and effort (not matter how well you've done!).
Oh such joy!
Ours is Friday. This year, like every year before since I've worked here (and probably every year before that too) the boss starts planning in September. There's no limit imposed but our own imagination! There's been talk of comedy clubs, nights in fancy hotels in the country, gala shows, black ties, magicians and 'carriages at midnight'.
Thankfully by about October he's lost interest so about two weeks ago we all agreed a date and we're going to the pub down the road. After last year's *incident* we're not allowed to leave for the pub for lunch with vague promises of coming back - so we're having booze and food brought in and we'll probably all hang out by the arcade machine whilst the YTS kid plays the piano, then it's down the village pub for 5 and over the road for a curry at 10pm - then I'll be home stinking of booze and making my wife carnal promises I can't keep before being sent to the sofa.
Still, I've got my pre-xmas meet up with my mates at BPW Sunday so I don't want to get too wasted.
nedrapier - MemberNot really looking forward to ours.
Black tie do somewhere pretty fancy, probably organised early in the year, before some hefty losses in our bit of the group and in other parts too. Results of the redundancy consultation, (58 people at risk, 40-odd going) announced on Monday, fancy Christmas do on the Wednesday. :-/ I know my boss has gone already.
I know how you feel, 2008 was the same for us, after 10 years of making billions a year, lots of arrogant back-slapping and "spend what you like at Christmas for the party" we all got the good news a few days before the do.
Frankly it can go either way, in other offices they had a huge party with a "might as well make the most of it" attitude, but ours started badly and went downhill quickly - I thought I'd be in trouble to starting a splinter group and leaving before desert and going clubbing with the people I was mates with, but it turned out the best thing to do when things turned very bitter and people had to be pulled apart.
Three of us contractors will be taking a dozen or so permies for lunch a week on Friday. Less than a tenner a head so I'm not expecting great quality. And a thirty mile commute home afterwards means I'll be on soft drinks. Can't wait :-/
Can't believe our place - xmas party on the same day 6 find out that they're being made redundant .
I've told them to shove it !
Just realised mine clashes with my wife's birthday, and we've been in different countries for 6 weeks. Solid gold reason for awkward fancy-do non-attendance.
ours is this friday where more than 50 of us will descend upon some place in manchester city centre to eat and get drunk...i dont drink so i shall watch everyone else get wasted and make fools of themselves
I spend all day with these people - why would I want to spend my precious free time with them too? Christmas or not.
Every year I politely decline both the turgid firm-wide event and the social awkward team event. And every year I get moaned at by the juniors for not going.
It is such a monumental hassle. Getting home is either a £90 cab or a complete lottery of the late night trains. And also if I get stuck into the booze (vary rare for me these days) I have been known to get a bit carried away.
Wife's work xmas thing is always a big black tie do at a posh venue in London, with accommodation in hotel thrown in. They're not that bad, plus it's about the only time I get to dust off the Tuxedo...
Tonight!
"BBQ" type food allegedly in a pub. Suppliers are out too. Usual free beer served with a healthy side portion of regret :-/
This coming saturday, been a tough year so its at the bosses house. He puts on a decent spread and most of the guys i work with are actually bloody sound so looking forward to it. Helps im sneaking away early fri night for a nights camping down near dwellingup and maybe a climb/ride. With the way things are heading out here it might well be the last one with the current company so going to make the most of it!
We're keeping it real (ale) and just having the proverbial piss up in a brewery, which apparently you can organise.
Eeer... What's a freelancer to do?
Sit in the corner and nurse just the one pint for the evening~?
Ours is on Saturday. My son (aged 24) has banned me from going on the basis I am far too old to attend based on the bar that has been booked. I am allowed to go to the pre-party pub as 'old' people are allowed! Bloody youngsters!
As a house husband i have decided to have my xmas do in the bathroom (there will be a yuletide log of some description :wink:) while the kids have a nap. I don't miss xmas work party's, they always consist of people talking about work!
"I spend all day with these people - why would I want to spend my precious free time with them too? Christmas or not.
Every year I politely decline both the turgid firm-wide event and the social awkward team event. And every year I get moaned at by the juniors for not going.
You are me and I claim my £5
Office/company Xmas do has yet to happen, however, I received the itinerary this morning. Yes, there is an itinerary, FGS!
Arrive at the venue, at the strictly allotted time in order to be tagged with wrist band! 😥
Then the festivities will really lift off:
0 hour to 0:45 Bar is open.
0:45 to 1:20 Feeding
However, at 1:00 to 1:15 Christmas speech? Who's going to hear over the noise of feeding????
1:30 to 2:00 Comedian, yes, a frickin comedian, FGS!!
1:30 to 2:30 Nooo, please please no: Table top magician 😥
2:00 to 5:00 Pictures?????
8:00 the fun ends, lights on, go home.
Think I'm giving it a miss.
just in from a boozy lunch, that's Christmas part 1 done, just got the main one next week.
bottle of wine at lunch makes for a long afternoon 😥
23 mins till the pub though
I am a social care worker so there's no christmas do. Mind you I do have Christmas day off for only the second time in 25 years
. gordimhor - Member
I am a social care worker so there's no christmas do. Mind you I do have Christmas day off for only the second time in 25 years
Bloody public sector, don't know how good you have it! 😛
I haven't been to one in years, 8 years to be percise and that was under sufferance.
We don't have a company one, each department does it's own thing, as there's always 1/4 of the team are on shift at anyone time each shift arranges it's own.
Can't stand them TBH, can't stand drunks for a start, so ours will be on a work night so it'll be soft drink all round.
Who knows, I might even go to this one!
I've not been to one properly since my first, during my uni work placement, got somewhat drunk (not puking drink just "slightly impaired judgement"). Left earlyish with my line managers daughter, brought her home on the Sunday. Work was a bit tense for the next few days.......
My end of placement appraisal wasn't exactly complimentary either. Even though we dated for another few months after that.......
I don't drink at these things anymore, and tend to leave early. Ours is tomorrow. I'll be at home in bed by 11.