Bah humbug...Scrooge at work

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fatboy · #1 Post by **fatboy** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 7:42 pm

We have been told there cannot possibly be any form of Christmas party this year.........
As you've had a pay rise.
It's usually limited to 25 people with 2 free drinks or no party but a £10 voucher for all full timers,around 55 of us.
My heart bleeds for them as they only made £146 million profit in this financial year

BikerGran · #2 Post by **BikerGran** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 9:50 pm

Most management needs lessons in how to encourage staff loyalty - but that beats all!

squadron Nero · #3 Post by **squadron Nero** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:14 pm

Many, many years ago back when I worked for the man we were told we couldn't have Christmas party because if somebody injured themselves while pissed the company would be liable.

blinkey501 · #4 Post by **blinkey501** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 6:15 am

Personally I think it's sour grapes.

I would get together with the none management staff and arrange another party without inviting them.

Don't forget next year you will need another pay rise

BikerGran · #5 Post by **BikerGran** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 5:53 pm

Working for a public organisation (police) we never got a Christmas do paid for, but our office generally organised reasonably priced evening meal in a pub.

One year when there was a new department manager, she decided to organise a 'do' for the whole department. This turned out to be a lunch (we were expected to return to work after) at a posh local hotel and was going to cost £30 each - and she wondered why we didn't want to go, 'as the cost was so reasonable'.
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Silly cow.

lazarus · #6 Post by **lazarus** » Thu Nov 27, 2014 10:04 pm

fatboy wrote:We have been told there cannot possibly be any form of Christmas party this year.........
As you've had a pay rise.
It's usually limited to 25 people with 2 free drinks or no party but a £10 voucher for all full timers,around 55 of us.
My heart bleeds for them as they only made £146 million profit in this financial year

Wonder if thats the real reason. I banned office parties after one poor young guy drank too much, got in his car and wrapped himself round a tree. dead. And so was Xmas.

Not an issue of company liability - well wasnt then but may be now. It was just that office Xmas parties invariably got our of hand one way or another. So I sent them home early instead.

slickliner6 · #7 Post by **slickliner6** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:20 pm

AAWWWWW sorry guys,,,for us this year its ......

Sprowston manor
Round of golf,meal and drinks(7pm - 3am),,,,,all free for 2 people .

ohh the riggers tut tut.....lol

Aladinsaneuk · #8 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 8:07 am

Very nice

But on the downside you do live in great yarmouth

randomsquid · #9 Post by **randomsquid** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 3:57 pm

slickliner6 wrote:AAWWWWW sorry guys,,,for us this year its ......

Sprowston manor
Round of golf,meal and drinks(7pm - 3am),,,,,all free for 2 people .

ohh the riggers tut tut.....lol

You realise that free for two people means the MD + 1...

The last company I worked for banned xmas dos because of the high incidence of managers getting punched in the teeth. Except for the woman manager, she just ended up with her xmas dinner on her head.

slickliner6 · #10 Post by **slickliner6** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:59 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:Very nice

But on the downside you do live in great yarmouth

No No No sir,,,,,,,,,i have moved.lol....
im now a suffolkian(yay ,,,give me 6 bro teehee).....little place called long melford,,,bit posh for me really.lmao

BikerGran · #11 Post by **BikerGran** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:15 pm

slickliner6 wrote:.
im now a suffolkian).....little place called long melford,,,bit posh for me really.lmao

Are you an antique dealer? - I didn't think anyone else was allowed in Long Melford!

Aladinsaneuk · #12 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:04 pm

wow

when we met I did notice the impressive overbite - but no hump.....

flatlander · #13 Post by **flatlander** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:50 pm

randomsquid wrote:
slickliner6 wrote:AAWWWWW sorry guys,,,for us this year its ......

Sprowston manor
Round of golf,meal and drinks(7pm - 3am),,,,,all free for 2 people .

ohh the riggers tut tut.....lol
You realise that free for two people means the MD + 1...

The last company I worked for banned xmas dos because of the high incidence of managers getting punched in the teeth. Except for the woman manager, she just ended up with her xmas dinner on her head.

Bet they started them again before you got day release and they felt safer

blinkey501 · #14 Post by **blinkey501** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:13 am

randomsquid wrote:
slickliner6 wrote:AAWWWWW sorry guys,,,for us this year its ......

Sprowston manor
Round of golf,meal and drinks(7pm - 3am),,,,,all free for 2 people .

ohh the riggers tut tut.....lol
You realise that free for two people means the MD + 1...

The last company I worked for banned xmas dos because of the high incidence of managers getting punched in the teeth. Except for the woman manager, she just ended up with her xmas dinner on her head.

slickliner6 · #15 Post by **slickliner6** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 3:44 pm

BikerGran wrote:
slickliner6 wrote:.
im now a suffolkian).....little place called long melford,,,bit posh for me really.lmao
Are you an antique dealer? - I didn't think anyone else was allowed in Long Melford!

yeah there seems to be as many antique dealers in long melford as there are charity shops in yarmouth !!! lol

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