The works Christmas "do"... did you?

I would go to the lunchtime do, which was usually a local pub/carvery and those were okay. I went to one evening do when I started working at my old job (I was there for nearly twenty years) and avoided the rest like the plague. The only one I ever went to after that first one was when they didn't have a Christmas do but went for a meal for Chinese New Year instead - and then only because they'd chosen a really good Chinese restaurant that I couldn't afford to go to otherwise. My direct boss used to pay for me. I think he used to worry when I turned down all the other meals but they really weren't my thing.

We do have a christmas do but I usually avoid them if I can. I work out on the road so rarely speak to most of my work colleges let alone see any of them so it would like be going out with a bunch of strangers. Secondly I work some distance from where the office is based and they always have if local as most of them are. This makes it a mission for me to get both there and back. The other problem is you always end up taking "shop" which really i am sure you have enough of when you are actually at work. A long time ago I did make a classic blunder, I tried for sometime to chat up a sexy young lady who was attending. This young lady turned out to be the Managing Directors current girlfriend and I don't think he was particulary amused.

We have ours after Christmas, the 27th. I work in a bar/club. So we close our bar at 6pm. It is just employees (bartenders) and the House Committee (club run by committee). We have a pot luck, gift exchange and the bar is open for all of us! It is a lot of fun and I wouldnt miss it for anything!

Hi Wizzy. Wow, you had your Christmas party early. It is only the first day of December today! As I am self employed now so I do not have work parties. In my last job which was from 2003 until 2006, my boss put on some great parties. He was and still is I guess a multi millionaire and he did not mind rewarding his workers. The first year that I was there, we went on a boat cruise to a 'secret' location which ended up being a small resort on a nearby island. We were fed really well, drank ourselves silly, had a swim and all of our children received Christmas presents from 'Santa'! It was a full day event! The next year we went to a similar resort on the same island, but it was only a night time event, but just as good. Every section of the workshop had an employee of the year award and even separate ones for the apprentices. I won an award this year which was a $100 voucher. The third year we just had a big party at the workshop with a jumping castle, mechanical surfboard and other rides for the kids. They still got presents too, but it was not as fancy a do as the previous years.

Hiya wizzy, Did you go with all your workmates then from before to the Carvery. Seems like you enjoyed it anyway apart from the meat plate thing. Because in your other discussion you mentioned that the Hospital was doing a four "coarse" meal for all. Is it that you met up with the workmates you wanted to go with instead of going to the Hospital Do? Glad you had quite a nice time. Happy Birthday to your Mum on Monday the 13 was´nt it? I have no works Do to go to but never mind I can my own private one indulging in the Food that only I want to eat. Don´t know when that will be either. Have fun with your Mum on Monday. xxx

Hello Wizzywig I am from india, am retired now after 44 years of teaching in colleges, i am hindu, so x'mas is not our festival, but i have so many christan friends in my city, state , even out side india, i honor all religions, my friends here send me cake etc, invite to parties, we do attend and we exchange gifts, schools, colleges here have the so called XMAS holidays.. Thank you so much for sharing. Professor ‘Bhuwan’. . God bless you. Welcome always.

our work party is next wednesday and it will be held at lunch time which is nice. it will give a little break off of work :-) (which is always nice!)