My employer has shied away from a full company “do” because numbers started to fall. Now they let each department have a budget of £500 to cover whatever they want to do.theres ten of us in my department and two guys aren’t interested so that’s £62.50 per head.
So my lot have decided on a piss up and a curry. We will finish early on Friday 14th go on a pub crawl then whoever is left standing ends up in a curry house.
I have a company credit card so I’m left to sign for everything, I hope I don’t lose the receipts otherwise I’m in trouble!
I’m not a fan of an organised “do” at a hotel or somewhere but do enjoy socialising with my colleagues. |
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Depends on the company I work for, I've been to some good black tie ones with past companies in ballrooms at places like the Royal Armouries and some crap ones in back rooms at pubs. I'm going to the one at my current company this year as I fancy someone there  |
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Works Party nights...
I'll miss my gym job Christmas do, as I'll be in Manchester, at the Lounge Social.
Another jobs party I'll miss because I'll be working my bar job, and the bar job...
We don't have our party night until January!
I may have to make my own party then 
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"Ours is always pretty mental, it's the only time we get the whole team together. Love it. Roll on next Friday. "
Although i did get myself in trouble at one of my office job one as a team   |
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"Works Party nights...
I'll miss my gym job Christmas do, as I'll be in Manchester, at the Lounge Social.
Another jobs party I'll miss because I'll be working my bar job, and the bar job...
We don't have our party night until January!
I may have to make my own party then
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Lounge social will be better anyway  |
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"Depends on the company I work for, I've been to some good black tie ones with past companies in ballrooms at places like the Royal Armouries and some crap ones in back rooms at pubs. I'm going to the one at my current company this year as I fancy someone there "
Interesting! How you gonna put the moves on her? |
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By *uzzy NavelWoman
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so near and yet so far.... |
"My employer has shied away from a full company “do” because numbers started to fall. Now they let each department have a budget of £500 to cover whatever they want to do.theres ten of us in my department and two guys aren’t interested so that’s £62.50 per head.
So my lot have decided on a piss up and a curry. We will finish early on Friday 14th go on a pub crawl then whoever is left standing ends up in a curry house.
I have a company credit card so I’m left to sign for everything, I hope I don’t lose the receipts otherwise I’m in trouble!
I’m not a fan of an organised “do” at a hotel or somewhere but do enjoy socialising with my colleagues."
Are you also banning mobiles at this ‘do’ to avoid the aforementioned trouble ie being teased by colleagues who aren’t as inebriated?  |
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"My employer has shied away from a full company “do” because numbers started to fall. Now they let each department have a budget of £500 to cover whatever they want to do.theres ten of us in my department and two guys aren’t interested so that’s £62.50 per head.
So my lot have decided on a piss up and a curry. We will finish early on Friday 14th go on a pub crawl then whoever is left standing ends up in a curry house.
I have a company credit card so I’m left to sign for everything, I hope I don’t lose the receipts otherwise I’m in trouble!
I’m not a fan of an organised “do” at a hotel or somewhere but do enjoy socialising with my colleagues.
Are you also banning mobiles at this ‘do’ to avoid the aforementioned trouble ie being teased by colleagues who aren’t as inebriated? "
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I dislike them intensely and stopped going years ago. I socialise regularly with the colleagues I like anyway.
The reasons are that I often found I was the only person trying to mingle, everyone else tended to stick in their departmental groups and enforced jollity makes me grumpy |
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"Depends on the company I work for, I've been to some good black tie ones with past companies in ballrooms at places like the Royal Armouries and some crap ones in back rooms at pubs. I'm going to the one at my current company this year as I fancy someone there
Interesting! How you gonna put the moves on her?"
We work closely anyway and get on really well, we're going out round some bars together after the work do. I don't think anything will happen and I won't be pulling any moves on her, I don't even think I'm her type, all I'm saying is if there's some spark there after a few drinks I won't fight it |
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I have two and both involve copious amounts of alcohol in central London. All fun and games till you realise you missed the last train home and your taxi will set you back £80 if your lucky.
Other than trying to get home and the ridiculous prices of cl drinks I usual have a blast.
Mind I don't really know how not to have fun when I'm out socialising.
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I never go to my works Christmas do, i never go to any of my works social events. They just get very d*unk, vomit, go home. Seems pointless to me. I occasionally socialise with the people i actually like there.
Id rather spend money socialising with people i actually like. |
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We're having ours in January... Should be worth a laugh... A couple of gay guys, me, a bi-curious lady, a prude, a comedienne, 4 younger guys, a hot-tempered idiot, a lazy arse and 2 girls that won't be going due to age restrictions lol |
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"Depends on the company I work for, I've been to some good black tie ones with past companies in ballrooms at places like the Royal Armouries and some crap ones in back rooms at pubs. I'm going to the one at my current company this year as I fancy someone there
Interesting! How you gonna put the moves on her?
We work closely anyway and get on really well, we're going out round some bars together after the work do. I don't think anything will happen and I won't be pulling any moves on her, I don't even think I'm her type, all I'm saying is if there's some spark there after a few drinks I won't fight it "
Wish you luck! |
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"Depends on the company I work for, I've been to some good black tie ones with past companies in ballrooms at places like the Royal Armouries and some crap ones in back rooms at pubs. I'm going to the one at my current company this year as I fancy someone there
Interesting! How you gonna put the moves on her?
We work closely anyway and get on really well, we're going out round some bars together after the work do. I don't think anything will happen and I won't be pulling any moves on her, I don't even think I'm her type, all I'm saying is if there's some spark there after a few drinks I won't fight it
Wish you luck! "
I've been to the NYE Royal Armouries one with 5 course meal and three turns (meatloaf, Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson) and it is a great night there. |
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By *ynecplCouple
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I (Mr) now avoid them, for years I had to attend various parties throughout the month of December and as I don't drink (well no more than one) there was nothing worse than being in the company of a load of people who are by the end of the night pretty much legless. I used to leave once people stopped making sense and started to find the most puerile of things funny. |
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