Work Christmas Dinner

[Alf W]

Yes, AlfCo are having theirs on Xmas Day this year with lots and lots of food, booze and 'prizes' for the annual performance awards.

[minestrone]

Most places are booked out by summer so it is not uncommon to get the "are you coming" mail in March.

[RichardCranium]

Email going round at client's site discussing the Christmas dinner. It's September FFS!

If you want the best dates at the best venues, October would be too late.

(When a permie, I was the muggins that used to book these things. And I've done so as a contractor, for some reason. Probably because no permies could be arsed.)

[Mich the Tester]

Yes, AlfCo are having theirs on Xmas Day this year with lots and lots of food, booze and 'prizes' for the annual performance awards.

Mich The Tester Global Enterprises Incorporated treats 2 directors and 2 assistants (the students who collect all my paperwork and bring it to the accountant) to an annual dinner according to the maximum Dutch fiscal allowance of 395 euros per person. No complaints have ever been recieved from members of personel or the board of directors as to the quality or ambiance of these dinners.

[PRC1964]

As I'm now an employer, I'll give the staff an extra lump of coal for the fire and a new candle.

They can pay me back out of their salary over the next 12 months.

Humbug

[Menelaus]

http://bastardoldholborn.blogspot.co...989-remix.html

Is this your Xmas do?

[norrahe]

norrahe global consulting normally has theirs on my birthday which conveniently falls the week before xmas.

Which reminds me I must book le gavroche now!

[OwlHoot]

Do you have to go? I tend to slope off and hide when these things are being organised ...

I'm the opposite - It's a good way to meet more people when one has just started at a clientco, and being a relative stranger it's easy enough to avoid any office politics and such like when everyone has had a few jars.