FabSwingers.com forum: How do I get out of the Xmas party?

By *chochamber OP Woman
51 weeks ago

Munster

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

Tell them it's clashing with the gangbang lol

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By *lassy lady 216Woman
51 weeks ago

Craigavon

Good one I'm actually looking forward to mine just can't get a dress lol

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By *astelloWoman
51 weeks ago

Far far away

I haven't had a Christmas party in years.. The bane of self employed. Id love to go to one.

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By *andytownMan
51 weeks ago

Gods Own Country

Use the door

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
51 weeks ago

East / North, Cork

I just take staff out for a 5pm dinner for 2 hours. Enough time to say thankyou. It doesn't disturb anyone's life too much, even the most antisocial or the team can stand it for two hours, noone gets too d*unk. Perfect

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By *ornywife20Couple
51 weeks ago

North Cork

"I haven't had a Christmas party in years.. The bane of self employed. Id love to go to one. "
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I am in the same boat .

We should organise a Christmas party next year for all the self employed fabbers

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By *heilsWoman
51 weeks ago

Midlands

Ours is just a piss up at a pub, whoever wants to go, goes. D*unkenness will ensue and tales told around the shop next week but hey that's half the fun of it

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By *og-ManMan
51 weeks ago

somewhere

"I just take staff out for a 5pm dinner for 2 hours. Enough time to say thankyou. It doesn't disturb anyone's life too much, even the most antisocial or the team can stand it for two hours, noone gets too d*unk. Perfect "

This all day long....lucky to have a good restaurant near the office and we all go on the last day and no one apart from me goes back to work

Op.....just go along with the idea that your going and get sick on the day if you can't face telling people that you don't want to go

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By *annyZ100Man
51 weeks ago

Limerick

I'm trying to get out of mine too. Can't handle it this year, too many two-faced people to be dealing with and I'm getting too old for that shit.

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By *orYourThighsOnlyMan
51 weeks ago

Midlands

Christmas parties to show staff appreciation are scarce. Go and get yourself the meal or the free drink n you can always say you’ve other plans made, eg dropping someone to the airport; you’ve to walk your 3 legged dog; you’ve piles etc lol;

I had to meet a group from a previous job. Only the ladies showed up I thought holy fk, I’ll stay for 2 free drinks and go on then to lads. Bottom line the ladies were super craic, worse than the lads - talking about this and that lad that would pass was a useless ride, etc holy god was great fun

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By *ofusplusCouple
51 weeks ago

Limerick

When we first moved out of the city, I still travelled in to all the leaving parties, Xmas parties etc. Until one night I just couldn't be bothered and guess what, they hardly even noticed me missing!

Life is short. So my advice is unless a promotion is imminent, do whatever the hell you want to do and stop worrying about everyone else.

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By *arrot_in_a_boxCouple
51 weeks ago

kinda dublin

My Xmas party is next week. I can't bloody well wait

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By *antra MassageMan
51 weeks ago

South Side.

Self employed, so I haven't been to one in years. I'd love to be invited, though.

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

I look forward to my Christmas party every year, I’m lucky to work with lots of cool people

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By *uper50Man
51 weeks ago

Dundalk

I never go to mine I much prefer going out with my own friends than work colleagues. So I just say I work with yous and see yous everyday I'm not here to socialise with yous. I've not been asked in 2 years

Perfect

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By *astelloWoman
51 weeks ago

Far far away

Agreed.. Hows about the self employed fabbers have a christmas party...

Love this idea...

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

I've my Christmas party Friday night I'm trying to get out of it,, all I'm hearing all week what are you wearing are you getting your hair n makeup done false tan, it's like trying to out do each other can't be arsed.

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By *otownkid1967Man
51 weeks ago

Portlaoise

Thankfully our firm stopped for covid . We get an extra bonus at Xmas instead.

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

Just say no

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By *rish_GuyMan
51 weeks ago

Foxford

Thankfully, that's 1 problem I don't have, with the place I work in, as I've never been to any of them in the past. They didn't have 1 last year, as far as I know. This is going to be my last 1 with them. I can't be arsed going to it. They do my head in, enough at work, that I can't be arsed to go out on the piss with them.

It's been over 20 year's, sence I was at 1 of them & I don't feel I'm missing anything either.

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

I mostly don’t go to Xmas do’s, don’t bother making excuses, I just say I’m not going because they’re not worth the hassle.

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

I just hate all the crap you listen to when your back in work like how much the person drank and what they wore .. so think I'll give mine a miss this year,

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By *ka ..Agent k ..Man
51 weeks ago

"Agreed.. Hows about the self employed fabbers have a christmas party...

Love this idea... "

they can party too ya know

Usually a quick afternoon snack box then see how many bars we last

I'd last about 7/8 then streachered off

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

you could get out of the party like you escaped this thread. delete and block miss

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By *oco_Social_ClubWoman
51 weeks ago

North

I have 3 of them no way of getting away of any of it

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By *erry cMan
51 weeks ago

Longford westmeath

"I've my Christmas party Friday night I'm trying to get out of it,, all I'm hearing all week what are you wearing are you getting your hair n makeup done false tan, it's like trying to out do each other can't be arsed.

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tell them u have a big date not to b missed

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By *ouble Trouble 1000Couple
51 weeks ago

ireland

Agree with few others, ots not mandatory to go so just please yourself and dont go ,no need to make excuses either .

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By *orYourThighsOnlyMan
51 weeks ago

Midlands

Do whatever you want. If it was me I’d get whatever they’re paying for and the company can’t say you didn’t show your face then. Fk it after that you can disappear then.

Plan a meet, meet friends hit the tiles you’ll be dolled up anyway be nice to make the most of it lilies bar is a super spot

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
51 weeks ago

Home

Say you have a sore throat

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By *ornyandwellhungMan
51 weeks ago

belfast

"Good one I'm actually looking forward to mine just can't get a dress lol"

Which are you looking forward to classy, your Christmas party or your gangbang?

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By *anillabelliniCouple
51 weeks ago

limerick

Ah it's moments like this where Nikki is delighted she works in a primarily male work environment, only herself and another girl with about 15 men so no competition or bullshit.

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By *illy10willyMan
51 weeks ago

Belfast

Great idea

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By *ateniteCouple
51 weeks ago

Youghal

"I have 3 of them no way of getting away of any of it

2 here. Both of which involve travel and overnights and Saturdays lost so they're an absolute pain.

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By *ind PaddyMan
51 weeks ago

South County Dublin

You can always ring in sick to the party you do not want to go to. Go to the one you will enjoy the most.

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By *chochamber OP Woman
51 weeks ago

Munster

Yes, mine is an overnight in a hotel..... Meal, entertainment etc. I know it sounds great, but not when there are redundancies and daggers at dawn. If it was just 2 or 3 hours it would be grand, but 24 hours together...... Resentful, as not as much money coming in as expected. Awkward!!!

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By *og-ManMan
51 weeks ago

somewhere

"Yes, mine is an overnight in a hotel..... Meal, entertainment etc. I know it sounds great, but not when there are redundancies and daggers at dawn. If it was just 2 or 3 hours it would be grand, but 24 hours together...... Resentful, as not as much money coming in as expected. Awkward!!! "

I'd just tell people I'm not going and thats it .....no reason needs to be given just that you can't make it

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By *ealitybitesMan
51 weeks ago

Belfast

I was never keen on work related Christmas parties because I don't like Christmas and it was just an excuse for people to get pissed and fight which happened almost every year.

As the only non drinker in the company I was not only the designated driver for others but I was also the referee and had to break up more fights than I care to remember.

The funny part was that as pissed as they all were not one of them ever took a swing at me.

It was a pain in the hole taxiing everyone afterwards when there were no cabs available. The only good thing was that I've never had to buy a drink at any Christmas party because of all that and have never been allowed to put anything in the kitty.

The last one I was at was in 2019 with a company I had only joined that year so as manager I felt an obligation to go.

It was no different to all the others with fights between both men and women and I ended up with a 50 mile detour on the way home to drop off 2 senior managers.

I told them all the following week that I wouldn't be attending any more work dos because of that and then covid hit and I haven't been to one since because I lost that job and there are only 2 of us in my current workplace.

To answer your question op the best way is to be upfront and say you don't enjoy them so you aren't going.

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By *ustBoWoman
51 weeks ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

I just say I don't want to go when there is one on that I don't want to attend. There is no obligation to go to a Christmas or any work party .

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By *ofusplusCouple
51 weeks ago

Limerick

It's easy to say no when the companies idea of fun is a night at the dogs

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By *igtasty121Man
51 weeks ago

Nowhere

"It's easy to say no when the companies idea of fun is a night at the dogs

Nathing wrong with the dags…

I’d not be too concerned about the impression I’m missing only if I’m new and I am this year so I feel obliged to go to both of mine

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By *leasurer77Man
51 weeks ago

Athlone

I was reluctantly going to go to mine. Multinational company making billions every year... then they asked us to pay to supplement the one hour free bar and finger food so that immediately gave me an excuse not to go!

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By *og-ManMan
51 weeks ago

somewhere

"I was reluctantly going to go to mine. Multinational company making billions every year... then they asked us to pay to supplement the one hour free bar and finger food so that immediately gave me an excuse not to go!"

Absolutely.....miserable feckers

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By *dyseussMan
51 weeks ago

Dublin

Will sneak out mine to go to some swingers event????

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By *inaandterryCouple
51 weeks ago

Westmeath

I said I wasn't going from the get go.

I don't drink, it's in another town and they are making us pay for the whole night. My company doesn't even pay Xmas bonus so why should I pay for a Xmas party.

Feck em I'll suffer missing out of the few after party convos and making a fool of myself and spend the money on proper night out swinging

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By *razySexyCoolCorkWoman
51 weeks ago

Cork

I've never had my Christmas party paid for.

Always had to pay for the meal and night out. Luckily I like my coworkers so I enjoyed going.

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By *leasurer77Man
51 weeks ago

Athlone

"I've never had my Christmas party paid for.

Always had to pay for the meal and night out. Luckily I like my coworkers so I enjoyed going."

Does your company make a billion a month?

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