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  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,255
    @Leeds_Addick that’s a joke really. Unless your company is in a dire financial situation they should do it
  • SWEnglandAddick
    SWEnglandAddick Posts: 877
    Had a really tame meal last Friday with my head office. This Saturday it’s the ‘big one’ with the whole company at a big hotel, 3 course meal and unlimited drinks.
  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,555
    @cabbles is it the hat and tun in farringdon ? was in there last night
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,698
    @cabbles so far from being in a bad position. Luckily I have a great team so we’re still doing something but it’s out of our own pocket. Still reflects badly on senior management.
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    work for a small firm instead of a party/meal we get a cash bonus which i prefer.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,810
    our bash is tonight in The Forge (on Cornhill in the City), usual few nibbles + free bar in our roped off area.....same shit different year.

    at least I've got tomorrow off
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,255
    @shag I’ll have a look and come back to you. It was okay last year, except the owners of the company choose that cut of steak you share, can’t remember what they call it.

    I eat a lot and and I’m not about the awkward sharing and fearing I’m taking more than I should. If we’ve got steak again I’ll be hungry again an hour or so after we eat.

    Tapas is about the only food I can do sharing in groups
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    Not had the staff do for my small company, that I whinged about a few months ago (incidentally out of the seven staff only two are now going, the one that books the venue and her bestie). Have had the first of the fire station nights out, still have the local Indian meal the last Tuesday before Christmas but on Saturday we ventured up to Covent Garden for a meal and pub crawl.
  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,699
    Mine is at Bristol Museum ( Live in Southampton ) Themed like "Night at the Museum" film. Quite lucky as work are paying for my train fare up there and accommodation for the night. Oh and all beer at the event. Looking forward to it tbh!
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    Going to my other half’s Christmas Ball, In February, Milton Keynes, she works for Deloitte, very strange timing, but all free
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  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    I sold my business earlier in the year but I am still helping out until things settle down.

    The new owners are putting on lots of small bite size events throughout the SE this year in an effort to cater for everyone's tastes and location. Last Friday a big group of us went Go-Karting at the indoor track in Charlton. The racing was superb and unlimited pizza was supplied. We all then went for drinks in the O2.

    Next Friday there is a curry night where they have booked an entire restaurant in Hook, Surrey with all the food covered and a free bar.

    It has gone down well with the staff and they are able to choose what event they attend based on likes and where they live.




  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Had mine last night at L’anima. Slightly fuzzy round the edges this morning.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Ours is at The Winter House near Leicester Square. Used to be the old Limelight nightclub.
  • supaclive
    supaclive Posts: 6,514
    Fizz, bacon rolls and Secret Santa at 10am. Ten pin bowling and beers (2 games) at midday. Lunch at Cote on Wardour St at 2. My staff are free from 5pm to do whatever they like.

    I'll end up in an Uber around 6!
  • RedArmySE7
    RedArmySE7 Posts: 5,407
    Ours is a drink in a pub in Euston tonight. My boss might buy the first round, but who knows?!
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,559
    ours is in Browns Canary Wharf next Friday, everything paid for. Not a 'fun' do but my colleagues are all ok so we will have a nice night out.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,255
    When I saw Browns for a minute there I thought the strip club in old street/shoreditch

    That would be a good xmas do
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,255
    @Shag it's called vivat bacchus
  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,555
    Ah dont know that one mate , looks alright though ! Enjoy . Our boss did nt even buy us ONE drink last night , Happy Christmas
  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,555
    Next weeks do is at the Hilton bankside - southwark , anyone know a late bar/club nearby for afters ?
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  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,220
    Oxbo restaurant? Its nice in there anyway. Had a Christmas mates do in their last year.
  • Wilma
    Wilma Posts: 1,618
    @cabbles we had our Christmas lunch at Vivat Bacchus yesterday, food was very good and wine was free flowing!
  • CAFCBourne
    CAFCBourne Posts: 3,790
    Office works do Imperial dynasty West Malling this Saturday.
    Roofers night out Maidstone 22nd December

    Both on the House nice
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,827
    edited December 2017
    CAFCBourne said:

    Office works do Imperial dynasty West Malling this Saturday.
    Roofers night out Maidstone 22nd December

    Both on the House nice

    As would be expected of a roofers' Xmas do
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    Can't think of anything worse than having to socialise with my current work colleagues, especially somewhere I've got to pay £40 out of my own pocket for what amounts to a Chinese Buffet and a cheap disco. As such, regretfully turned down my invite to the office Christmas dinner.
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,727
    Had team drinks last night and have a team lunch and department drinks next week with a company do at The Brewery the following week followed by a half day Christmas session on the 22nd.

    Working in the city during December is a bloody health hazard.
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,418
    My first Christmas get together of my newly formed training school. Just hoping more than One man and his dog turn up now! ;)
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Getting to old for all this bollocks.

    Currently about 6 minutes from death at the world's coldest bus stop Back to civilisation. Damn I wished I did Uber


    Shabba
  • Boom
    Boom Posts: 1,679
    Department do was on MONDAy that you had to pay for. To sit with dullards and young scrote gruates ? No thanks

    The firms do is next Friday - black tie at the grosvenor. Actually a good do with gratis grub and booze but really can't be arsed with spending my time with work colleagues.

    Am starting to think I should probably leave where I work.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,596
    My missus is sitting on the sofa in her PJ’s suffering, after going on hers last night. The do was in the Warren in Hayes but she ended up at ORA in Bromley slinging shots down her neck.

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