Christmas Party Thread

Can't wait for the Charlton Life Xmas party. Got my invite yesterday.

Karim_myBagheri said:

Ben18 said:

Normally I avoid these functions like the plague. Nothing against a booze up, but I have to see these morons 5 days a week as it is.

This year I've been stitched up though as they booked it back in June, and I couldn't use my usual lie "I'll have to check, cause I think that's my football team's night out"

So it's in a couple of weeks, all paid for, at a nice hotel/spa in Cambridge.

haha same.

Mine is on Saturday. got it booked back in July. Dreading it.

Everyone is getting all dressed up. they have been talking about it everyday for the last month and a half. sky sports with a title decider on the last game of the season couldn’t even come close to the kind of build up that this lot have given this Christmas party!!

3 course meal, comedy club then a dance with a hotel booked at the end. near Piccadilly.

Seems a bit wrong to me having your Xmas bash on a weekend (unless you normally work weekends). If they own you during the week then that's surely taking the piss a bit to encroach on your personal time at the weekend, even with 6 months' notice

(Obviously you might be one of those lucky types that enjoys your job and doesn't lie awake at night fantasising about pouring hydrofluoric acid over your bosses' todger, in which case you probably don't really mind)

The Red Robin said:

Bolderhumphreyreid said:

Can't wait for the Charlton Life Xmas party. Got my invite yesterday.

Do we have to wear our badges?

No but make sure you bring your own flask and blanket

MrLargo said:

Karim_myBagheri said:

Ben18 said:

Normally I avoid these functions like the plague. Nothing against a booze up, but I have to see these morons 5 days a week as it is.

This year I've been stitched up though as they booked it back in June, and I couldn't use my usual lie "I'll have to check, cause I think that's my football team's night out"

So it's in a couple of weeks, all paid for, at a nice hotel/spa in Cambridge.

haha same.

Mine is on Saturday. got it booked back in July. Dreading it.

Everyone is getting all dressed up. they have been talking about it everyday for the last month and a half. sky sports with a title decider on the last game of the season couldn’t even come close to the kind of build up that this lot have given this Christmas party!!

3 course meal, comedy club then a dance with a hotel booked at the end. near Piccadilly.

Seems a bit wrong to me having your Xmas bash on a weekend (unless you normally work weekends). If they own you during the week then that's surely taking the piss a bit to encroach on your personal time at the weekend, even with 6 months' notice

(Obviously you might be one of those lucky types that enjoys your job and doesn't lie awake at night fantasising about pouring hydrofluoric acid over your bosses' todger, in which case you probably don't really mind)

The only good thing about my office is that the boss is an emotional wreck and so will not be able to attend this christmas party.

Oh and the pillock who booked it for the 6th thought it was a friday. The rest of the office didnt mind apart from me who wanted to go to Nottingham away.

The Red Robin said:

Bolderhumphreyreid said:

Can't wait for the Charlton Life Xmas party. Got my invite yesterday.

Do we have to wear our badges?

Mate it was clearly explained in the invite. I assume you didn't get one so i'd better not divulge any secrets.

See the rest of you at the airport.

paulie8290 said:

Suited and booted and am on the way to mine now

Where u going paulie

smiffyboy said:

paulie8290 said:

Suited and booted and am on the way to mine now

Where u going paulie

Met in the dial arch in woolwich, now on thames clipper, TBH not sure where the meal and free bar is tho

Mine is worse than most, going to Speroni's in Purley. Spending a night in a Palace restaurant!!! What's worse is that the food is actually very good so I cannot sit there moaning all night but I will anyway. Bet I will be sat next to the boss which will ruin the whole night. He doesn't like footie, he will make a mental note of the amount I drink and will talk about work all night and how we are all useless at our jobs. I will sit there longing to return to the pub and start singing the Bob Peeters song!!

The Red Robin said:

Plumstead_Micky said:

After seven years at a firm where you had to pay to go to the Christmas party, I'm now going to two Christmas dos with my new employer.
One in a pub on the embankment called The Rose (never been there) and a the other in a Cuban place, lower marsh street, Waterloo.

Been to the Cuban place before, not a bad place but quite small.

Cubanas!!! Many a wasted evening after work pub hopping along Lower Marsh. Did I ever post about the South African girl there?

Mines tomorrow, at the Blueberry Bar in Shoreditch. Not sure if I'm up for it to be honest though.

Department do at The Comedy Store a week Thursday and Company do at Langham Hotel a week Saturday

Plumstead_Micky said:

After seven years at a firm where you had to pay to go to the Christmas party, I'm now going to two Christmas dos with my new employer.
One in a pub on the embankment called The Rose (never been there) and a the other in a Cuban place, lower marsh street, Waterloo.

Work just up the road from The Rose,not a bad bar as it goes,usually pretty busy and there's a dj in there at weekends and Cubanas is also a good night out,you should have a good Christmas do Mine is next Friday,an all dayer,starting in Moon Under Water in Leicester Square then working our way along various bars until we get to Covent Garden. Crawled out of Roadhouse at stupid o'clock the following day last year. Happy times;)

LuckyReds said:

The Red Robin said:

Plumstead_Micky said:

After seven years at a firm where you had to pay to go to the Christmas party, I'm now going to two Christmas dos with my new employer.
One in a pub on the embankment called The Rose (never been there) and a the other in a Cuban place, lower marsh street, Waterloo.

Been to the Cuban place before, not a bad place but quite small.

Cubanas!!! Many a wasted evening after work pub hopping along Lower Marsh. Did I ever post about the South African girl there?

Mines tomorrow, at the Blueberry Bar in Shoreditch. Not sure if I'm up for it to be honest though.

Whilst your in Shoreditch check out rainbows its quality

The Organiser said:

After 12 years of working In Local Government and having to pay for every xmas meal myself ( although we did have some crackers - good people = good nights regardless) I'm quite excited by the free meal (£40 allowance pp) at my new place - restaurant in West Malling followed by the local pubs.

Stunned by what some people get on this thread - free bars??! Its like another world.

Can I introduce you to CAFCBourne?

We've hired out Vinopolis in Borough Market next week. Free bar from 6 until 1.