FabSwingers.com forum: Work Christmas Do's

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

How much do you pay to go to yours?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

£65

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

Nothing paid by company with free bar (beer and wine) so I pay for a bottle of vodka and a hotel room

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

Ours is 19.95 for 3 courses & coffee at best restaurant in town. As I moved departments I am going twice 3 days apart..... But we pay over a few months

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing. I wouldn't go if I had to pay.

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By *ango0505Woman
over a year ago

Dumfries

Nothing - all paid by employer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hate them....its like being at work with a few drinks. Sacking it off this year...going to thailand instead

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By *angerousEyesMan
over a year ago

weston

Used to be nothing and not sure I would pay.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Absolutely nothing. It's always laid on and paid for. Meal, hotel, all drinks. Top employer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Changed jobs and all paid for this year normall £35 ish xx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Nothing paid by company with free bar (beer and wine) so I pay for a bottle of vodka and a hotel room

I'll come as your plus one

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I don't like them so don't go...we go out for drinks for those we choose to go out with

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

We don't get ours paid for

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

However been to a couple as a plus 1 and they were great

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By *oddyWoman
over a year ago

between havant and chichester

Dont have one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"£65

Wtf ?

does that include chamagnetic ?

Normally pay around £20 for a three course dinner

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depends where, but it's usually just a meal so maybe £20 or £25. I work in the public sector so we've always paid for our own.

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Dicks is paid for by the company

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

I pay for my employees

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got me thinking now as its free hotel hmmm... lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"£65

Wtf ?

does that include chamagnetic ?

Normally pay around £20 for a three course dinner

It's a themed thing and supposed to be lots of fun so I don't mind paying. The company is paying for the transport and additional drinks x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How much do you pay to go to yours?"

I would pay loads to go to yours! Your body is amazing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Our company doesn't think workers should get a Xmas do.

The office staff get one not the manual workers tho.

Season of goodwill and all that!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

£70 this year, that includes the overnight stay - where I've really lucked out as I'm sharing a room with my mum

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Free for me...clients always invite me

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By *ighland_RoseCouple
over a year ago

Brigadoon

Work pays the bill....well we pay during the season with sweat, but they pay for the meal, the band, the drinks, and this year the hotel as we're not staying locally.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Depends where, but it's usually just a meal so maybe £20 or £25. I work in the public sector so we've always paid for our own. "

Public sector here too

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By *anchestercubMan
over a year ago

manchester & NI

"Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

That's a lot if people don't have the money but maybe feel the need to go in order to fit in or not be embarrassed.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

That's a lot if people don't have the money but maybe feel the need to go in order to fit in or not be embarrassed. "

It's not compulsory & nobody is made to feel bad if they don't go.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

That's a lot if people don't have the money but maybe feel the need to go in order to fit in or not be embarrassed.

It's not compulsory & nobody is made to feel bad if they don't go. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

It sounded a lot but then when I think about it id easily spend that with going out drinking after mine.

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

"Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

If people save up over 12 months, it's reasonable

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By *ighland_RoseCouple
over a year ago

Brigadoon

"Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

I think that's quite expensive. We're getting a 4 course meal, all drinks, entertainment, a hotel room and, I think, breakfast in the morning, for £50 per head. In the most expensive hotel in the city too (granted the city is Inverness, but it's still a top place).

I suppose it depends how many are going too, as you get better deals the more people are included.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I spent that much on a night out just on drinks

so I don't find it that expensive x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I usually go to two. They are both normally fantastic nights.

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By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

I haven't been to one in the 8 years I have been with this company, even though they pay for the meal.

I'm part of a team that's spread throughout South Wales, so they pick somewhere "central" and organise it.

Trouble is, "central" means somewhere on the M4 corridor to them, so I have to travel miles, and if I wanted to drink I'd have to book a room.

All in all its too much arsing around and cost, so I don't go.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

We havent had a paid for xmas do for years so we go off and do our own thing. I would expect to pay where I live between £40-£60 per head for a hotel function similar to yours.

There's a lovely hotel in Reading that I've been too, fairly close to the main station.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

last place we never really had one - this year i know we will do something - and it will be a laugh

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Pay?!

Nothing!

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

"How much do you pay to go to yours?"

Nothing. We don't have a Christmas do. I work for a bunch of cunts!

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By *ingle Beds LassWoman
over a year ago

Bedfordshire

I'm just sorting ours out now, waiting for my boss to give the per person budget.

We were going to Brighton for the weekend but too many people wanted to stay local and go home so we shall see. My boss pays for hotel, transport, lunch, dinner and all drinks. He is a very generous boss

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

£45 this year best party of the year. Black tie event where we all play posh till after dinner then drink and behave like animals can't wait x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

We havent had a paid for xmas do for years so we go off and do our own thing. I would expect to pay where I live between £40-£60 per head for a hotel function similar to yours.

There's a lovely hotel in Reading that I've been too, fairly close to the main station."

Malmaison?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"How much do you pay to go to yours?

Nothing. We don't have a Christmas do. I work for a bunch of cunts!

The managers don't organise it. Members of staff do!! Why don't you organise one Howard?

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

If we didn`t go to the local golf club for a brekkie, paid for out of own pockets, we wouldn`t have nothing! But then imagine the outcry from the tax payers if heard the council were giving their staff a night out at the rate payer`s expense!

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By *ingle Beds LassWoman
over a year ago

Bedfordshire

"Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

We havent had a paid for xmas do for years so we go off and do our own thing. I would expect to pay where I live between £40-£60 per head for a hotel function similar to yours.

There's a lovely hotel in Reading that I've been too, fairly close to the main station.

Malmaison?"

I stayed at the Millenium Madjeski was amazing, gutted the London Irish weren't playing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I usually go to two. They are both normally fantastic nights."

Last year paid transport to one and the other drove and paid for parking overnight at the hotel - £30 in total for both. The two companies footed the rest of what were very sizeable bills. Dinner, drinks, entertainment and venue in one case; and cocktails, dinner, more cocktails and all other drinks plus overnight stay in a suite plus breakfast the following morning in the other. To say I felt spoils rotten and very grateful was an understatement

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

We havent had a paid for xmas do for years so we go off and do our own thing. I would expect to pay where I live between £40-£60 per head for a hotel function similar to yours.

There's a lovely hotel in Reading that I've been too, fairly close to the main station.

Malmaison?"

I've been there too.

It was The Forbury Hotel.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing

And they still have to drag me there

I am not keen on socialising with colleagues

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I'm available for plus one....early booking advised

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

£35 non-subsidised.

Didn't bother last year,apparently they had a great time.

This year the same place is booked, they all think it'll be just as good, when in reality that's unlikely.

So, I'll probably swerve it, esp as I'd need either a hotel room or a taxi on top. My colleagues are OK, but they're not as much fun as people I choose to spend time with...

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By *o new WinksMan
over a year ago

BSE

Ha..Christmas party. No way.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We don't have one arranged by the company, we get a bottle of wine, chocs or meal up to £10 instead.

We normally arrange something between us

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By *estivalMan
over a year ago

borehamwood

All paid for even the cabs there and back

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By *moothies.Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

I tend to meet people I used to work with at their do for £15.

Don't feel the need to spend any more time with the miserable gits I work with!

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

"How much do you pay to go to yours?

Nothing. We don't have a Christmas do. I work for a bunch of cunts!

The managers don't organise it. Members of staff do!! Why don't you organise one Howard?"

I work with AND for a bunch of cunts. I don't have any affinity with most of the people I work with. The last thing I want to do is spend time with them outside of work...

...I think I need a new job

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By *ancs MinxWoman
over a year ago

Burnley

"All paid for even the cabs there and back"

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

We have two... the main one is a black tie do at a posh hotel (I usually give that one a miss) and our departments all have a lunch which gives us an afternoon off and a taxi home. We never pay for anything. They're pretty good that way although the free bar is carnage every year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got two this year one with all the girls, posh hotel and evening gowns.

Then the following weekend my work party in another hotel.

In total it will cost me about £400!!!

That's for food, drinks, and a new evening gown thought I would wear it again the following week for

My work party lol.

Now starts a very expensive time of the year for me.

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By *trawberry-popWoman
over a year ago

South East Midlands NOT

I pay around £30 for the dinner then drinks on top of that. If I don't have a place to crash my taxi home is also £30.

I work in the public sector. There would be outrage if my 'company' paid for our christmas do!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing it's all paid for

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ours is free.but its in liverpool and i live in hampshire.but i never used to go when i lived up there.being a grumpy old cow,i prefer to socialise with friends,not colleagues

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dont have one.x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

my last employer sent us a box of mince pies which was squashed on the delivery.

They did allow £15 per head on a works night out, but since the company is open 7 days a week 363 days a year it always leaves somebody working the day of the doo and/or morning after.

I did both for 10 years.

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By *ouplefunukCouple
over a year ago

North Bristol

All paid for at both our companies. Seems like we're lucky!

*Her*

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By *oobsandballsMan
over a year ago

st andrews

Nothing, I don't attend them

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Nothing, I tend not to associate with the idiots that I have to work with.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

its SEPTEMBER! (just)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have four. FOUR.

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By *epper123Woman
over a year ago

London

We have to pay, public funds, so the employer is unlikely to pay - I don't go because I can't afford it - public funds mean long hours for little pay - after a university education and two masters degrees, just scraping by - but love my job, so would not change it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My daughters works for a small company of about 30 Last year the boss shut up shop and took them to Amsterdam for the weekend all paid for they all got a bonus aswell. I'm in the wrong job x

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By *ohnaronMan
over a year ago

london

Here on the locked ward they slide pizzas under the door but its free.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm available for plus one....early booking advised

We need a new thread. I'm available too.

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By *estmidscoupleCouple
over a year ago

West Midlands

We're not going this year, don't like most of the people there and there's not a formal do, a few cliquey ones. So, instead, we are going to the Townhouse for a day event followed by a nice dinner on way home

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm available for plus one....early booking advised

We need a new thread. I'm available too.

You can come to mine and be my beard

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We get a mince pie!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"its SEPTEMBER! (just)"

But Christmas Do's have to be booked soon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm available for plus one....early booking advised

We need a new thread. I'm available too.

You can come to mine and be my beard

You'd never work again!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm available for plus one....early booking advised

We need a new thread. I'm available too.

You can come to mine and be my beard

You'd never work again!

You'll be fine. Nobody will be allowed to talk anyway

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By *ohnaronMan
over a year ago

london

"its SEPTEMBER! (just)

But Christmas Do's have to be booked soon

I asked supermarket manager where are the easter eggs and he told me to f o.

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By *irty130Couple
over a year ago

Bristol Area

My boss is an absolute bitch. No Xmas do or anything.

Oh wait, I'm self employed. Sole Trader. It would be a very lonely work xmas do! hehehe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This year I have free meal and a free room with breakfast, oh and use of all the spa facilities both night before and morning after .Only because I'm organizing it .Happy days .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"its SEPTEMBER! (just)

But Christmas Do's have to be booked soon

self employed so I wouldn't know. but I stand corrected,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paid for by the company including a hotel room ......my mob are planning to be up all night ...yea right !

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

"its SEPTEMBER! (just)"

We booked ours when settling the bill at last year's

Only way to guarantee a table it books that quick

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

Thankfully I removed myself from this dreadful ritual by becoming self employed.

When I had staff of my own I paid and even put on a mini bus so they could drink.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At my last job in th UK, we paid 30, but it was returned to us in gift vouchers as a Christmas present.

In the US, we had to bring in the food and had a Departmental Christmas Potluck.

I just called in sick

-Courtney

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dinner & dance at a hotel in Reading is £52, includes three course meal, champagne on arrival & 1/2 bottle of wine per person.

Some at work think this is too much

Sounds reasonable to me.

I'm lucky, I get 2 Christmas do's this year, both free including cracking hotels.

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

Ours is normally £5 a head (assuming I can find somewhere doing 2 meals for a tenner, though often it has to be in January)

I normally pay for my secretary/assistant/general dogsbody, (Mrs ddc) though it depends how she does on her annual appraisal...

Mr ddc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All paid for with free bar

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

"Ours is normally £5 a head (assuming I can find somewhere doing 2 meals for a tenner, though often it has to be in January)

I normally pay for my secretary/assistant/general dogsbody, (Mrs ddc) though it depends how she does on her annual appraisal...

Mr ddc"

WHAT! there's been no 'do' that I've been invited to for a couple of years!

Rushes off to get diary to book it for this year...........

Mrs DDC

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

WHAT! there's been no 'do' that I've been invited to for a couple of years!

Rushes off to get diary to book it for this year...........

Mrs DDC"

Well, you missed most of your performance targets. There's still time to pull your socks up this year if you're lucky

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

WHAT! there's been no 'do' that I've been invited to for a couple of years!

Rushes off to get diary to book it for this year...........

Mrs DDC

Well, you missed most of your performance targets. There's still time to pull your socks up this year if you're lucky

'Performance targets' don't get me started....

I'm booking a hotel as well for that insolence.

Mrs DDC

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

WHAT! there's been no 'do' that I've been invited to for a couple of years!

Rushes off to get diary to book it for this year...........

Mrs DDC

Well, you missed most of your performance targets. There's still time to pull your socks up this year if you're lucky

'Performance targets' don't get me started....

I'm booking a hotel as well for that insolence.

Mrs DDC"

See what I have to put up with Miss I?

You just can't get the staff nowadays

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

WHAT! there's been no 'do' that I've been invited to for a couple of years!

Rushes off to get diary to book it for this year...........

Mrs DDC

Well, you missed most of your performance targets. There's still time to pull your socks up this year if you're lucky

'Performance targets' don't get me started....

I'm booking a hotel as well for that insolence.

Mrs DDC

See what I have to put up with Miss I?

You just can't get the staff nowadays

A workers revolt

Good for you Mrs ddc, give yourself a Christmas bonus too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Interesting reading that other companies ask their employees to contribute towards a Christmas party.

For years I thought that the company I work for was the only one in the UK who did such a thing, hens out of principle I never go.

It's often held at some swanky hotel or huge venue and we often have to contribute around £35 per head.

The costs don't stop there though. Drinks are limited to around 4 per person and it's often miles away from where we live/work which means expensive cab fares. Overal it's a £150-£200 expense. Fuck that shit!

What's really annoying is when see everyone with there partner and your the only single guy there. Pathetic. Another reason why I don't go. Makes me feel sorry for myself

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By *omersetfabbersCouple
over a year ago

Glastonbury

For the last two years the company dragged everyone to the other end of the country on a bus where someone was actually running a quiz, dinner and two drinks tokens - any extra wine was frowned upon as excessive - plus overnight hotel

It was always dull and bitchy this atmosphere of enforced fun

I have now left! Hurrah!!

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By *ouplefunukCouple
over a year ago

North Bristol

We do a few things. Company paid for a big knees up. I'm told by someone in finance that it's at least a £200 per head tax write off. Huge themed party for about 2000 people.

We also do team meals and various socials, most of which are paid for, or at least have donations.

I like working where I do lol.

*Him*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I work in the public sector so not funded, it's normally around £30-£35 each for a 3 course meal in central Bristol, plus an extra £3 contribution to for coach to the restaurant. As there is normally between 70-100 of us I find the food to generally be of mediocre quality even when it's in a fairly decent restaurant so sometimes begrudge paying out. Our senior management team normally chip in for the wine again that's out of their own pocket. When I do go it's normally an early night for me as a taxi home is £60 so arrange a lift home earlier on.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Well we have decided on a three course meal at Miller & Carter in Reading, the cost of which is £22.95.

Not bad at all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well we have decided on a three course meal at Miller & Carter in Reading, the cost of which is £22.95.

Not bad at all

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miller & carter is my favourite steakhouse!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hate work Xmas parties .I choose who I want to spend my time off with .Few of us have our own get together .Always have a better time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We're not going the traditional route this year

But have booked a Brazilian charcutaria "meathouse"

It's £18 btw

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I hate work Xmas parties .I choose who I want to spend my time off with .Few of us have our own get together .Always have a better time."

I'm very lucky that I work with lovely people

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

They usually cost me my self respect.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I hate work Xmas parties .I choose who I want to spend my time off with .Few of us have our own get together .Always have a better time.

I'm very lucky that I work with lovely people

Exellent I used to work with some idiots .

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"They usually cost me my self respect.

Why does this not surprise me?

We went to the Witchery the last couple of years... I'm hoping for somewhere different this year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How much do you pay to go to yours?"
havnt been to many but mine were always free

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"They usually cost me my self respect.

Now that I'd pay to see

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

"They usually cost me my self respect.

Now that I'd pay to see

Me to. Naked table dancing I wonder

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By *ony HardcockMan
over a year ago

Shepperton

"They usually cost me my self respect.

Now that I'd pay to see

Me to. Naked table dancing I wonder

I never go to mine anymore! As above

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Nothing!

The very idea!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mrs doesn't have to pay for hers and I go as her guest.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Mrs doesn't have to pay for hers and I go as her guest.

I have been trying to get some of the men going to pay for me but the selfish gits won't

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

20 - 30 quid.

I always wait to see whos put their name on list before I commit!

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