|
="Vic Sage":33gcop7z]we had ours on Monday eve... open bar, cheeses, fruit platter, pastries. Plus celebrity writers, other members, lawyers, agents, etc... i hate it.
we have our staff party next week. we do a "yankee swap", which is like 'secret santa', but with a catch. Each person gets to select a gift. Then the next person can either keep their gift or swap it for one that has already been opened. It adds an edge of "fukk you" to a holiday party that i find delicious.[/quote:33gcop7z]
Perhaps you should just call it a MFY swap....
|
Rockin' Doc
Dec 12 2008 02:06 PM
|
|
We had our office Christmas gathering on Tuesday. My partners and I closed the office early (2:00 PM) and took our 15 employees out to the restaraunt of their choose for an early dinner and drinks. As in most years, the staff chose a local steakhouse that has a private room for us. After we finished with our meal, we had a secret Santa gift exchange and handed out Christmas bonuses.
|
sharpie
Dec 12 2008 02:11 PM
|
|
Ours is way scaled back this year. Last year I went to, I think , 4 -- all at outside locations -- big lunches or raucous parties. This year, everything is in-house. My department's was yesterday --- cheese and crackers, beer and wine, same people you see every day.
|
cooby
Dec 12 2008 07:34 PM
|
|
Had our company party yesterday afternoon, nice catered dinner downtown, cute little skit, gifts for all.
Monday evening will be the ladies only office party, dinner at Damon's, gift exchange.
Next Thursday will be our bring a dish to share luncheon. Not sure what to take yet.
We're big on parties.
|
Edgy DC
Dec 12 2008 08:01 PM
|
|
Pot luck for us. We usually overspend so it's funny to see us go cheapie.
|
Farmer Ted
Dec 12 2008 08:30 PM
|
|
Damon's on Monday, Coob? What time?
|
themetfairy
Dec 12 2008 10:03 PM
|
|
="cooby":2h1sopqx]Had our company party yesterday afternoon, nice catered dinner downtown, cute little skit, gifts for all.
Monday evening will be the ladies only office party, dinner at Damon's, gift exchange.
Next Thursday will be our bring a dish to share luncheon. Not sure what to take yet.
We're big on parties.[/quote:2h1sopqx]
Have fun. Just don't bring that Lebanon baloney stuff....
|
cooby
Dec 13 2008 08:00 AM
|
|
| ="Farmer Ted"]Damon's on Monday, Coob? What time? |
Probably around 4:30 or so, can you stop in?
| ]Have fun. Just don't bring that Lebanon baloney stuff.... |
Thinking about it :)
|
Farmer Ted
Dec 13 2008 02:00 PM
|
|
If I can swing it, look for the Mets hat! Look at me, Holiday Party Crasher.
|
Fman99
Dec 13 2008 02:22 PM
|
|
We had ours a week ago. Got all gussied up and had a free meal and drinks. Pleasant enough.
|
cooby
Dec 13 2008 07:47 PM
|
|
="Farmer Ted":3akar2z7]If I can swing it, look for the Mets hat! Look at me, Holiday Party Crasher.[/quote:3akar2z7]
I'll be the blonde with the impressive cold sore
|
RealityChuck
Dec 13 2008 09:21 PM
|
|
We have several.
1. College family dinner. Saturday night, for families with kids and a visit from the guy in the big red suit. No alcohol, but great hors d'oevres and a terrific buffet.
2. Friar's Party. The big one. Everyone goes to the friary (yes, these are real Franciscan friars) for a spread that's about the best you could find. Wine and beer, plus the really great munchies, including a ham carver.
3. President's party. Afternoon for faculty and staff. Munchies, beer, wine, and much else. Will be interesting this year, since the college closed early due to lack of electricity.
4. Departmental party. Everyone brings lunch, which we eat for the rest of the week.
There used to be an ROTC party, but they stopped and have their turkey shoot, where the best marksman (at a target) wins a turkey.
|
cooby
Dec 15 2008 07:01 PM
|
|
Farmer Ted, were you there? We were whisked off to a back room before I even had a chance to look around.
I was all set to introduce my friend "Farmer Ted" to every one
|
Farmer Ted
Dec 15 2008 08:19 PM
|
|
Got there at 5:15 and ordered some chicken tenders and fries to go. Hung out by the bar for about 20 minutes. Went downstairs to the two big rooms but they were pretty much empty. I proudly wore by Mets cap, traditional blue!
|
DocTee
Dec 15 2008 08:31 PM
|
|
Campus party on Friday-- lamer than usual. No alcohol (as usual), and a much tamer spread than we are accustomed to. Budgetary woes, we were told.
|
cooby
Dec 15 2008 08:33 PM
|
|
I am sorry I missed you Farmer Ted :(
|
John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 15 2008 08:34 PM
|
|
All we're getting is a lame happy hour at a bar around the corner, then they;re going to fire us.
|
MFS62
Dec 16 2008 07:14 AM
|
|
="John Cougar Lunchbucket":u5f1ujyq]All we're getting is a lame happy hour at a bar around the corner, then they;re going to fire us.[/quote:u5f1ujyq]
Seriously?
That sucks.
Later
|
John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 16 2008 07:35 AM
|
|
Well, I think the mass layoffs will wait until January but they're on the way for sure. I may very well survive but I work in a dying industry, for a product built for and around a 20th-century way of doing business, at a bloated company which owns many products doing many more times worse than ours, hastily assembled by a hedge fund, which brought in a new CEO, who announced a 100-day reveiew of business, about 75 days ago.
You don't have to be Bernard Madoff to see where this is going.
Anyone wanna hire me? I'm very good at what I do.
|
Edgy DC
Dec 16 2008 07:37 AM
|
|
I'm telling you. Get in touch with Piazza's publisher.
|
metirish
Dec 16 2008 07:43 AM
|
|
What do you do exactly?
I don't go to our office party anymore , last one I was at was December 06 . I mostly don't go because the Doctor's I work with long ago stop giving a feck about the party, , well they stopped caring when the Drug reps stopped paying for it. Back then we would have a great get together at places like Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua. Now it's the Alumni House on campus with buffet food kept hot by the bunsen burner.
I should say that I am not the only one that doesn't go.
|
Farmer Ted
Dec 16 2008 08:06 AM
|
|
The BIG office party is scheduled for Monday. Two hour reception with finger foods and whatnot. Not sure if there will be any booze. The entertainment is a local poet giving a reading. You. Read. Correctly. Couldn't even splurge for a harpist for crissakes.
250 people in my division and only 32 rsvps so far. It's not going to be pretty.
|
John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 16 2008 08:25 AM
|
|
="metirish":1vt17v64]What do you do exactly?
[/quote:1vt17v64]
I goof off on the internet all day, what do you think?
|
metirish
Dec 16 2008 08:36 AM
|
|
Well that I knew , the party for goofers is over( might be where I work too)
|
HahnSolo
Dec 16 2008 09:09 AM
|
|
Scaled back this year. Tree trimming (which is quite fun as we are in a renovated mansion and we usually bring in a tall one for the foyer) at noon this Thursday followed by catered food, etc.
Two years ago we brought in carolers, not this year. Our parent company announced salary freezes two days ago (Happy Holidays!), though we did get smaller bonuses, which is nice, considering we're down from last year and down from our projections for this year.
We also usually have a couple women in our administration department who get sloppy drunk, so that's always a plus.
|
HahnSolo
Dec 16 2008 09:10 AM
|
|
="Farmer Ted":1rsrhiwc]The BIG office party is scheduled for Monday. Two hour reception with finger foods and whatnot. Not sure if there will be any booze. The entertainment is a local poet giving a reading. You. Read. Correctly. Couldn't even splurge for a harpist for crissakes.
250 people in my division and only 32 rsvps so far. It's not going to be pretty.[/quote:1rsrhiwc]
No booze and a poet? How'd they ever get 32 people to say yes?
|
Farmer Ted
Dec 16 2008 11:39 AM
|
|
32 managers and upper management, that's how.
|
Edgy DC
Dec 16 2008 11:41 AM
|
|
Who's the poet?
|
seawolf17
Dec 16 2008 11:59 AM
|
|
="Edgy DC":3dja5a8j]Who's the poet?[/quote:3dja5a8j]
I nominate Mole.
|
metirish
Dec 16 2008 12:07 PM
|
|
If you can find him.
|
seawolf17
Dec 16 2008 12:11 PM
|
|
Look underground.
|
Farmer Ted
Dec 16 2008 01:07 PM
|
|
Poet? I dunno. Prolly some jackoff from the local coffee house.
|
Edgy DC
Dec 16 2008 01:19 PM
|
|
Cool, Charlie MacKenzie.
<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ETPRsJ-exZw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ETPRsJ-exZw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>
|
cooby
Dec 16 2008 07:57 PM
|
|
To all of us who are fearing layoffs, let's all keep our fingers crossed and try to muddle through the holiday season with some hopes intact at least.
Really, Farmer Ted, who is the local poet?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
