Work Xmas Do

Jonners · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:11

How many of you have said you'd go to yours and never arrived?

Is it morally wrong that I selected what I'd eat from the Restaurant, all paid for by the Company, and not arrive?

What's the worst that could happen?

Sliver · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:13

If you've changed your mind then tell them now and just give some BS excuse.

I volunteer for AGE UK every week and I'm going to theirs like I do every year. I would tell them if I changed my mind.

Hades · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:14

I was fired from my last job for not turning up to a Christmas party. I lost my house and car when I couldn't keep up repayments. Then my wife left me. I'd never do it again

Jonners · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:14

What if I don't tell them I changed my mind? Never been in this situation before.

Sliver · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:16

Jaymond said:
What if I don't tell them I changed my mind? Never been in this situation before.

Why can't you just man up and tell them you're not going?

Jonners · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:16

Hades said:
I was fired from my last job for not turning up to a Christmas party. I lost my house and car when I couldn't keep up repayments. Then my wife left me. I'd never do it again

Hope you got life back on track fella!

Ayahuasca · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:16

As cringey as they are no I either state I'm not going or if I say I am, I'll go.

Why not just tell them?

Jonners · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:16

Sliver said:
Why can't you just man up and tell them you're not going?

Ayahuasca said:
As cringey as they are no I either state I'm
Why not just tell them?

Because I'm a Mouse. But seriously what is the worst that could happen? :eek:

Sliver · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:18

Jaymond said:
But seriously what is the worst that could happen?

You'll go to bed hungry?

Ayahuasca · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:19

Jaymond said:
Because I'm a Mouse. But seriously what is the worst that could happen?

Not a lot, they'll just think you're more of a **** than they already do

Jonners · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:19

Sliver said:
You'll go to bed hungry?

I could just buy a delicious Kebab instead though.

Ayahuasca said:
Not a lot, they'll just think you're more of a **** than they already do

Surely that is something one can get by with...

Hades · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:22

Jaymond said:
Hope you got life back on track fella!

Thanks. But that was just the start. I ended up on the street and fell in with the wrong crowd. I spiraled into drug addiction and took to prostitution and crime to pay for it. After my crime spree escalated from mild shoplifting to armed robbery I ended up in prison for 35 years. I'm now out but at 90 years old I don't have much life to life anymore.

...and all because I didn't want to man up and tell them I couldn't attend a Christmas party

Jonners · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:24

Hades said:
Thanks. But that was just the start. I ended up on the street and fell in with the wrong crowd. I spiraled into drug addiction and took to prostitution and crime to pay for it. After my crime spree escalated from mild shoplifting to armed robbery I ended up in prison for 35 years. I'm now out but at 90 years old I don't have much life to life anymore.

...and all because I didn't want to man up and tell them I couldn't attend a Christmas party

Oh you sound like a right ruff en! But ever so tragic story! I hope you had enough Ice Cubes at the ready to sit your red raw harris on!

Hades · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:30

Jaymond said:
Oh you sound like a right ruff en! But ever so tragic! I hope you had enough Ice Cubes at the ready to sit your red raw harris on!

They had ice at the Christmas party. If only I'd have gone

Jonners · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:32

Surely it is enough that I scrubbed my name off the attendees list? Isn't that telling them enough?

Schizo · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:36

Just go and enjoy it.

Sliver · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:36

Jaymond said:
Surely it is enough that I scrubbed my name off the attendees list? Isn't that telling them enough?

No. Etiquette requires that you shag the bosses wife, and curl one off on your bosses desk. It's the only way to be sure.

Kol · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:36

Why are you so worried about it? Plenty of people in our office have said yes then changed their minds. No one cares. Unless you work at a small company? Even then I don't get why you'd be worried, it's not even a 'thing' surely?

Jonners · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:38

It is just the fact it might be costing them a tenner for the meal (that I won't be eating) that is all. It is a large company.

Sliver · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:40

Jaymond said:
It is just the fact it might be costing them a tenner for the meal (that I won't be eating) that is all. It is a large company.

Well if you're being serious (not sure) then pay them the tenner and don't turn up. You'll be out of pocket but no one can complain. If asked why you didn't turn up, just say you had a stomach bug.