#43

thanks mate

pint soon?

#44

ours is 15 dec at the same crappy place we went to last year. ill go, but i wont stay as late as last year. also we always have it on a thursday, which is clearly shit

#46

Iā€™m fucking ours off because Iā€™m an awful person.

#47

I imagine your colleagues are absolutely delighted by this news.

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#48

Not going to the party this time around because I just donā€™t think I enjoy it really. Itā€™s only rarely I enjoy drinking/dancing with my friends so thought it best not to go. Me and my team are going to have a Christmas meal in town though and I think itā€™ll be really nice because itā€™s the kind of office where thereā€™s almost no socialising outside of the workplace.

In my previous job we would go on a booze cruise around the river then go on a bar crawl. It was hellish and fun, but I couldnā€™t stomach it now.

#49

we used to have a +1 invitation, thereā€™d often be ex workers (most people here are pretty friendly with each other outside of work too), then one guy turned up and slagged the place off loads and the +1s stopped.

#50

(I couldnā€™t find this option in the poll)

#51

you know those massive carts you see around London that are being pedalled by like 15 people all drinking bottles of beer? that would be a really terrible christmas party, but I reckon itā€™ll happen to some poor bastards this christmas.

the bike wankers would probably love it though, right.

#52

Xmas parties are great free grub and booze. Usually some drama of a sort that does the office rounds for a few weeks. I like most of the ppl I work with and its one of the only times were all out at the same time.

#53

We have people who come along who havenā€™t worked in the team for over five years. For me, I think itā€™s fair enough to invite people back for their first Christmas after theyā€™ve left, but to turn up year after year seems a bit Brent.

#54

they changed the location for ours this year already - was at some place that had ballroom in the name but now it doesnā€™t. itā€™ll be the standard thing though:

  • i will say iā€™m not going as i cba, will still go though as it might be ok
  • load of tables in a big room, shite starter, probably fish based, chicken main with shite on the side and something chocolate based for dessert
  • raffle with tickets for like Ā£20 for 5 tickets, never win (apart from last year when i did)
  • might have some ā€œentertainmentā€, which has ranged from circus performers and brazilian bands to senior management people having a darts tournament
  • same shite music, same people on the dancefloor straight away to embarrass themselves
  • go home at about 10 because i cba anymore

my friend who usually does the same thing isnā€™t going this year as theyā€™ve changed which departments go. maybe this year i just shouldnā€™t bother.

#55

#56

Location - Royal Armouries in Leeds
Date - Friday 16 December
Eating - Pate, Maple Glazed Chicken, Selection of Cheeses
Drinking - Pre meal - Beer, During meal -Red Wine, Post meal - Cider, Whiskey & Ginger Ale.

Looking forward to it. I generally enjoy a Christmas do. Get hammered, talk shit with colleagues. Dance to songs I donā€™t like. They have some sort of band on called the Bogus Brothers. According to the bumf, Alex Ferguson said ā€œBogus Brothers, absolutely fantasticā€, and Eddie Jordan said ā€œIā€™ve booked the Bogus Brothers for my 60th and all my kids weddings - Fantasticā€ - they look shit.

#57

Shall we sign up for National Billy No Workmates party? Everyone has to bring their own booze.

#59

Donā€™t invite anyone who canā€™t behave in a hottub.

#60

Iā€™ll start my own bloody party.

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#61

Yes, please stay in your own hot tub, away from the general water.

#62

There was some weird falling out in our office before I started, so instead of everyone going out together, thereā€™s a really small clique (some of whom retired in the meantime) who go out at Xmas. I sit on the desk of the main cliquer and get invited along.

Weā€™re re going out on 23rd Dec to a restaurant in Glasgow and my two favourite people canā€™t come.

Iā€™m thinking about arranging drinks or something with other people in the office. I wonā€™t go any further than thinking about it though.

#63

Last two years Iā€™ve been asked to leave for dancing too wildly which made them think I was much more drunken than everyone else. Hope to avoid that this year. Just canā€™t help it when I hit the flo.

#64

Count me in. (Will probably skip the hot tubs part though.)