Christmas Works Do

[Suspender Sue]

I tell this every year.
Night out starting in the Gate at 6pm but our Highways lads had been out since 12pm.
One of our Highways Engineers........
Punched a lass at the bar.
Pushed me over a table
Punched our Director
Took on the bouncers
Damaged a taxi and got filled in.
Finally, arrested.
Next day I suspended him. (Christmas Eve)
At his disciplinary in January the decision was a sacking.
As an act of mercy we let him resign

You've just described why I'm not comfortable about work dos and especially if everyone piles out on Mad Friday before Christmas.

The assault of the lass should have resulted in a moderate jail term at the least.

I don't think I'd have let him walk away with just a resignation (please don't tell me he also walked with a reference?) as he sounds as though he doesn't deserve that. He needs to understand he did wrong and struggling to find another job because he got sacked for the above gross misconduct sounds about right.

 

[Lambchops]

I don't think anyone is going apart from the office creep, who has cancelled a trip to Paris for his birthday to go out with the boss.....

Didn't realise you work with @Forrest Gump

 

[Old Prestonian]

I shall be attending our office lunch later today which should be a civilised do apart from the fact that I am attending.

 

[bassman]

Ours is at Wylam brewery. Hopefully that should be good.


I've never been anywhere people are outraged by people not going mind.

My current office job is really bad for it

 

[Kent_Mackem]

I work for myself so I’ll arrange my Christmas party in the local one evening.

 

[jarramackem]

Off to Germany HQ Tuesday for mine which is on Thursday. Goose, Red Cabbage and Knödeln no doubt. It’s a free feed though. Back Friday afternoon then out with former colleagues at Seaham Town Hall for another do.

 

[Dark Traveller]

Our department do is at "The Earl of Pitt Street" in Newcastle, the last Wednesday before Christmas.

Never been before, so know idea where it is or what the food is like, I will be simply following along behind with those that know where they going.

 

[Baby Give It Up]

Ours is in some boozer with 2 free drinks and a buffet. Small business so not too bad.

Was speaking to a mate who works for Amex along the road in Brighton. Their staff have had to fork out £30 to go to their own Christmas party at the Holiday Inn which we went to as a business last year and didn't pay a penny. Also it is was on a Wednesday night.

Amex a huge corporation charging their staff £30 for their own works Christmas do. Mental

 

[Falconhoof]

Do not do coke it makes you stupid, lazy & will fuck up your life.

Gives me wind and stomach acid

 

[Fletch]

next fri , newcastle

2 lads i work with..
one is like a dog on heat when hes had couple , sees brad pitt in the mirror and thinks all the lasses in the office are gaggin for him
the other is constantly having to check in to his missus , year on year , if was other way round he's be in prison for mental bullying

 

[MackneyHackem]

Absolutely fuck all based on your crack.

They’ll all be buzzing the creepy old bastard from the office hasn’t turned up.

 

[KeefBeer]

Very merciful that you let him resign tbf.

He would have lost our contribution into his pension, not sure how much that was but he had 12 years in so £18k++
Sacked a school caretaker for growing cannabis in the loft of his house on school premises.

 

[buster]

Our department do is at "The Earl of Pitt Street" in Newcastle, the last Wednesday before Christmas.

Never been before, so know idea where it is or what the food is like, I will be simply following along behind with those that know where they going.

cracking place , the owner is daft as a brush.

He would have lost our contribution into his pension, not sure how much that was but he had 12 years in so £18k++
Sacked a school caretaker for growing cannabis in the loft of his house on school premises.

I always say their actions lead to a position where they sack themselves, you’re just there confirming procedures are followed.

 

[KeefBeer]

You've just described why I'm not comfortable about work dos and especially if everyone piles out on Mad Friday before Christmas.

The assault of the lass should have resulted in a moderate jail term at the least.

I don't think I'd have let him walk away with just a resignation (please don't tell me he also walked with a reference?) as he sounds as though he doesn't deserve that. He needs to understand he did wrong and struggling to find another job because he got sacked for the above gross misconduct sounds about right.

Nobody received references from us just facts. Qualifications, sickness, wage and most importantly disciplinary actions.
So nothing he could hand over to a new employer without explaining why he had resigned.

 

[Fumf]

Ours was at St James Park - £30 - am i fuck paying money into them twats - only been at this place for 8 months and I'm barely in the office so dont really know that many so knocked it on the head. Reckon it'll be shite anyway.

My mate's a cameraman and reckons they have the worst catering in the country. You've made the right decision.

 

[Slow joe]

I never go. Went for the first time last year since joining company 6 years ago and reminded me why I don’t. Left at half 7 when it started at 7. Horrible bar, shit loud music and socialising with people I see pretty much everyday.

its at the same venue this year and it was in the news this morning someone tried to sneak in a meat cleaver in their sock last night

 

[Rob the Ref]

Many decades ago out at noon in Newcastle for work do Christmas beers. By tea time a lad who had only started a week or two earlier and was not really known to anybody was mortal, stumbling about and hardly able to speak.
Somehow we found out where he lived so me and a manager got a taxi and got him home. His wife wasn’t very happy at all, not recognising our good samaritans act thinking we had got him bladdered. She asked us to get him upstairs to bed which was a bit of a battle as he decided he didn’t want to go.
Putting him on the bed his leg swung up and his knee cracked the manager in the eye.
Must have been an awful time for the lad returning to work knowing he had been a tit, worrying what he had said or done and to find he had given a manager an absolutely cracking shiner.

 

[EverBlue86]

Mines tonight but haven't gone - safer for me at home.

Had a few texts from some of the lads from the other branches in attendance carrying on like I am missing out but I'll be the one with the last laugh when their other halves are filing for divorce after their sordid antics from tonight come to light.

 

[Super Ted]

A side point that is coming out of this thread is how many people don't like the people they work with. There's always one or two in a large office, but I don't get how you get a job and continue to do the job in an office where you basically dislike everyone.

Was going to say this, I look forward to mine because i work with thoroughly decent people. You are always going to get the odd pleb but you don’t have to be around those.

Our department do is at "The Earl of Pitt Street" in Newcastle, the last Wednesday before Christmas.

Never been before, so know idea where it is or what the food is like, I will be simply following along behind with those that know where they going.

Food is lush.

 

[Slatz63]

I work on my own as am Self Employed, so I don't have a Christmas Do. My Husband works in a partnership do we are going to get together with his colleague and wife and have a few festive drinks in Newcastle one weekend which will be lovely.

I used to work in an office years ago and they would always have a big party, but I've never been the best as socialising at large events so I really don't miss it at all.

I'm self employed too. I always make sure that £150 is spent on my annual office party. HMRC approve this post.