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Loose_Lips

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59591610

Under-the-ground

They can’t help themselves.

Reggie_Perrin

How is it not ok to go to the office but fine to go on the piss with work colleagues if you are "carefull"?

Who the fuck wants to go on a works Christmas do anyway?

Raposa

Reggie_Perrin
Harvest went on one last week.
I went on one the week before.

Flaneur

Reggie_Perrin I went to ours last week, in London.

I didn't want to go, but that's more to do with my age than anything. So I went, and had a great time. Always good to really chat with people you only see on Zoom/Teams/Google Video/Slack.

I stopped drinking on the 14th November, for no real reason than a 'change'. Plus the 4 day hangovers and the FEAR, so I was nervous about being around people potentially asking me to drink.

I made no big deal out of it, and they didn't even suggest it at any point of the night. Thing is with this virus is that all you've got is your jabs and booster, and your common sense.

At 56 years of age, I do find myself just wanting to stay home and listen to music/watch TV though. That worries me.

CharlieG

Loose_Lips The Grauniad should devote a daily page to such a list. Should, probably, call it "List we forget".

Reggie_Perrin

CharlieG should get Peter Stefanovic to curate it.

Reggie_Perrin

Raposa Even in normal times I turn up, buy a round (if bar isn't free), see all the folk I want to see and slip off home to my local.

Odd_Job

Raposa I’d go on Harvest’s works do if I worked there, his co-workers sound mint

90Piesanhour

I managed to get out of my current one by just replying to the email to say I wouldn't be attending. Now made easier by omicron, of course.

CharlieG

Youngest daughter's company has pulled the plug on Christmas parties for all branches. They've taken the hit on any deposits paid that are non-returnable.

heyho

I shall take my staff to the hospital canteen as a little treat. Luckily since I changed jobs I now only have 2 and not the 27 I used to have.

Placid

heyho Lucky bastards!

Anchor

We have one booked in a pub down the road - 14 of us in what will be a busy boozer full of college staff.

I am twitchy.

hendersonjones

Had mine the other week with the wife , took her for a nice meal cocktails and stayed over , i don’t socialise with the people i work with

Raposa

When I was in the building trade (many years ago) ,we all used to go on a pub crawl on the last Friday before Xmas,usually around the local town/city where the site was.
All good fun but now the idea of any sort of pub crawl frankly,horrifies me as I'd normally be looking to head back home after 5 or 6 drinks.
As Flaneur said, these days it's good to catch up with colleagues you don't necessarily meet up with directly and to be honest, the one I attended near Brum last week, the conversations weren't necessarily about work..football allegiances being one of the main topic of discussion.
It's like any do..you talk to those you want to and ignore the rest.

Plus a free bar and grub always makes it worthwhile!

CBIT

Ours was due next week, looked pretty good as well at Victoria Warehouse , got pulled yesterday and apparently they're sending us a hamper to make up for it.

space

We're getting fuck all for Christmas, to go with our fuck all payrise and fuck all bonus.

Harvest

Wise words.

Loose_Lips

Blimey.

90Piesanhour

I was hoping someone was going to get punched!

Travis_Bickle

Odd_Job and smell spicy.....

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