Reply to: Christmas party invite - do you accept?

[rhubarb]

Is there anyone who actually likes company Christmas parties, except the overweight receptionists with highlights in their hair?

I like those types.

[Eirikur]

Is there anyone who actually likes company Christmas parties, except the overweight receptionists with highlights in their hair?

[SimonMac]

I thought you had to go and knob the hot one from hr or something

Never fiddle with HR or Finance, they are the only people at ClientCo that you always need on your side!

[original PM]

I thought you had to go and knob the hot one from hr or something

[OwlHoot]

I once went to a clientco party after my first day in a new contract! It was a good way of getting to know everyone.

I've been invited to my present clientco's party, which sounds OK apart from the dinner jacket requirement. Not keen on those sort of parties.

[MaryPoppins]

I hate Christmas.

+1

+ 'parties' with colleagues

[d000hg]

My local client invites me but these are people I've known for years and worked with as a permie at a different company. If it wasn't in such an inconvenient location I might go.

[doodab]

I hate Christmas.

[Project Monkey]

Funny, when I was a resentful maverick permie I loathed christmas parties and the higher the expectation to attend the less likely I
was to go. Now I am a bum on seat temp I go because it seems churlish not to. Last year I had to go to two

+1

[socialworker]

Funny, when I was a resentful maverick permie I loathed christmas parties and the higher the expectation to attend the less likely I
was to go. Now I am a bum on seat temp I go because it seems churlish not to. Last year I had to go to two

[Scruff]

The companies that MyCo. contract with don't have Xmas parties paid for by TheirCo. If the employees of TheirCo. arrange their own party, I usually gatecrash at my own expense.

[darmstadt]

I've actually been invited this year and as IR35 doesn't affect me (and I have no clue what it is) I think I might go. Its not really a party as you have to pay for most of it yourself. first stop is a trendy Italian for food, second stop is the Weihnachtsmarkt for booze (Gluhwein, which I can't stand so I'll just drink the alternative, hot schnapps), third stop will probably be the pub. On the other hand I might not go as it'll be outside and cold and snowy and I'll probably turn up late the next day thus losing out on money...

[cojak]

True my current place didn't invite contractors to their xmas party, the permies assumed we'd be gutted and couldn't understand why we were happy not to be!

+1.

Though I have once or twice been smuggled in or twice on someone's ticket if they couldn't make it.

I just had to rely on the doorman not knowing Big Frank from Facilities...

[DirtyDog]

True my current place didn't invite contractors to their xmas party, the permies assumed we'd be gutted and couldn't understand why we were happy not to be!

Have a contractors "business meeting", get the Dom Perignon on tap, and expense the lot!

[Craig at Nixon Williams]

True my current place didn't invite contractors to their xmas party, the permies assumed we'd be gutted and couldn't understand why we were happy not to be!

Perhaps they'll be gutted when they don't get invited to your company's Christmas party?!