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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
I have been to many Xmas parties over the years and my opinion now is that, in the main, they are best avoided.
Indiscreet comments are often made when too much drink has been taken, and people make total fools of themselves.
Work colleagues are people that you work with; the party crosses a boundary.
Each business has its own culture, but I would politely excuse myself in the vast majority of instances. |
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"I have been to many Xmas parties over the years and my opinion now is that, in the main, they are best avoided.
Indiscreet comments are often made when too much drink has been taken, and people make total fools of themselves.
Work colleagues are people that you work with; the party crosses a boundary.
Each business has its own culture, but I would politely excuse myself in the vast majority of instances. "
I get ya I get ya but you know what I enjoy blowing off with my work colleagues after a very hard year that has come to a very wet end. In for the bitta craic and I'm sure someone can hold my tongue if were to get a little too excited shall we say hmmmmm? |
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By *ol_ieMan
over a year ago
Dublin west |
Stopped them a few years ago after one of the employees fell down d*unk on the way home from the party and took the company to court for damages and won, as it was classed as a company event and the company at fault for supplying the alcohol.
So no more work night outs ever since. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Saturday night, party night in a local hotel with loads of other work places, always a bit of craic. Nearly 80 from my work place heading so it should be fun. We have a load of rooms booked so will definitely be a late one. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Thankfully, my current workplace doesn't do them."
You say it like you're relieved they don't ? I fully agree with you they are for some and not for others. |
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Don't have one where I work now but in two previous jobs it was very rare that I didn't end up having to get between staff beating the heads off each other or taking half them home afterwards so I don't miss them at all.
If I hadn't been the manager I wouldn't have been at any of them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Thankfully, my current workplace doesn't do them.
You say it like you're relieved they don't ? I fully agree with you they are for some and not for others. "
I like my colleagues in the main, but I already spend enough of my time with them. My free time is my own |
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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago
on the hill NordWest of |
I've witnessed too many company Christmas parties, they're all horrific. Laid out as an attack on your senses by throwing everything in surplus at the employees and their families for two hours plus.
The bigger the company the worse it gets. |
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I think christmas parties are nothing more than an excuse to become gluttons at the expense of the company, like others have said I've seen too many where drinking to excess, fighting or colleagues heading off for a sneaky shag are the norm. If you don't drink there's peer pressure to do so and snide comments why you're not, likewise if you decide not to go at all it can be frowned upon as ungratefulness by management. In this day and age I think a lot of employees would prefer a voucher to the value of the night out. If a few close work friends decide to do their own thing then fair enough
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Any time our company has had a private Christmas party ie just our company, it’s been a great night with no trouble or messing whereas on the few occasions we’ve done multiple company parties it’s been chaos and mostly comes from the office workers rather than tradesmen like us  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Any time our company has had a private Christmas party ie just our company, it’s been a great night with no trouble or messing whereas on the few occasions we’ve done multiple company parties it’s been chaos and mostly comes from the office workers rather than tradesmen like us "
I was at a work party for a Newspaper I worked for back in the 00s. I've been to many a Christmas party with tradesmen never any trouble. All the staff were a hot mess at it and one quite soul in accounts was in such a state she got arrested. Put me off Christmas parties for life! |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
In the past, decades ago, I was at a Christmas party that turned into a fight, when a guy who had been invited as a friend of an employee got d*unk and then began making remarks, of an inappropriate nature to one of the secretaries.
When a manager told him to back off, an attempt was made to assault him in the toilets. A nightmare party
The group CEO organised more formal events after that, but the internal tensions were exacerbated at those events: like trying to polish a turd!
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Always a drama at them and someone is the talk of the office the following week. Not worth it in my opinion. Tend to keep my workmates at arms length. Have a very good relationship with all of them but when I clock I switch off from work and colleague’s. Just my opinion. In saying that I hope anyone who is having a party enjoys it |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
Whilst many managers and owners try to raise the esprit de corps (spirit of togetherness) within a business or organisation by organising a social event such as a Christmas party for all employees, plus one, this in many instances is misguided.
People work for an income, principally; generally they have little in common with other employees! |
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I've never been to a Christmas party that was organised by the company.
They have all without fail been arranged by staff and in most cases the MD would attend and pay for the meal.
A few times I was the most senior manager there when everyone paid for their own meal and I was responsible for throwing a couple of hundred quid behind the bar. Not out of my own pocket though.
As I said above there was always at least one fight among the warehouse staff or drivers but the biggest issues were always caused by office staff for inappropriate behaviour and someone from another company called the cops. |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
The secret to a successful Christmas party is to be very selective about the group who attend; if there are colleagues whom you do get along with, then very quietly arrange something amongst that small group, and avoid the plus one scenario; book a quiet venue, and this can be an excellent opportunity to discuss issues about work and other issues.
You may be surprised at the useful information that emerges from within this esoteric group.
A pre-booked taxi cuts the risk of a dd charge. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I have been to many Xmas parties over the years and my opinion now is that, in the main, they are best avoided.
Indiscreet comments are often made when too much drink has been taken, and people make total fools of themselves.
Work colleagues are people that you work with; the party crosses a boundary.
Each business has its own culture, but I would politely excuse myself in the vast majority of instances. "
100percent agree with you. At a work part a few years back 2016, I've since left the company. A guy turned up instead of going yo work (two different shifts, so separate nites out) he got fucking hammered, pushed a few people, threatened to do someone in, pushed a bar girl tried to grap the female security guard,(she put him in his place) got kicked out, was outside shouting the the company had fucked him over. Yeah he got promoted less than a year later. And he a direct superior to three of the staff he pushed. Company would listen to the concerns of those lads and he made smart ass comments re their work and I went and spoke to HR about it , they said not your concern, so I resigned on the spot |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
somewhere |
Some of them can be good craic and run smoothly ....some romances start that lead to weddings ( 3 in my company ) so not all doom and gloom
Find the younger ones at it are the ones that go a bit mad but sure most of us did at that age |
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Had an excellent time at mine last night, haven't danced or laughed that much in years. There's nothing wrong with liking your colleagues and blowing off some steam after a stressful year.
I must be lucky because I work with a generally good bunch of people, there's never any carry on at work functions. And the people who don't want to come just don't attend.
My feet are really sore,but that's my only complaint!  |
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"lunchtime in a restaurant with some of my favourite fabbers booked as a Christmas party lunch last year was lovely....you dont have to have work colleagues at your office party  "
Here bog.... what's going on ??? I never got the call ??? |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
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"lunchtime in a restaurant with some of my favourite fabbers booked as a Christmas party lunch last year was lovely....you dont have to have work colleagues at your office party
Here bog.... what's going on ??? I never got the call ??? "
Sure you're never in Kildare |
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