Does your company have an office Christmas/Holiday Party? If so, do you go?

[Corie]

Does your company have an office Christmas/Holiday Party?? If so, do you go?


Just curious!

[SnuggleBuggles]

Never one to turn down a party. We always go to dh's. Mine is just a lunch, no spouses.


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[babyonway]

At my new company it's during the day and no SOs. I have always gone to my company holiday parties and believe that not attending is a career limiting move!


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[Philly Mom]

My old firm did something during the day, just employees. Everyone had to go and I came in from maternity leave twice for it. I work for myself now. DH's old company had a huge, think 1000 people semi formal event. It was important to go and we also had a dinner with senior people and spouses before. In his new co there is just a daytime holiday lunch.


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[ncat]

We have a departmental lunch (no spouses). The department is large enough that I do not know half the people even though I've been there over a year.

DHs old work used to have large formal parties, which we went to, but stopped having them the last few years he was there. My old work (~30 people) used to have family parties, but they almost never got around to it in December and missed some years entirely.

[lizzywednesday]

My former company had a daytime lunch holiday party; the last one I attended was while I was pregnant with DD.

It was much easier to attend when the parties were near the office than the last few years before I was laid off - those parties were in NYC, so it meant ensuring I had afternoon pickup coverage for DD, train fare, and cash for parking at the train station. I'd always enjoyed them prior to that, but I really couldn't manage the midday schedule juggling.

[klwa]

Not anything official, but the last day before the holiday, we have "Food Day" where everyone brings in treats & we snack and visit with each other all morning. Retirees come in with food and visit as well. About lunch time, the bosses come by & tell us to slip out. So, no after hours thing, just a fun day at work. Unless something blows up & we're called to get emergency work done.

[TwinFoxes]

Yes. We used to go when I worked there. DH wants to spend as little time as possible with his coworkers, we never go anymore.

[Corie]

DH wants to spend as little time as possible with his coworkers, we never go anymore.

Sounds like my husband.

[carolinacool]

Yes. We have an offsite Christmas party that's held at one of the nicer hotels in town. It's usually held on a Monday or Tuesday night because I'm sure that's when it's cheaper to rent a ballroom space. It's for families -- Santa comes and delivers gifts to the kids. Buffet meal, open bar, and dancing. I think it's a lot of fun. But a lot of families will skip it because it's on a school night, and a lot of single people and couples don't like to go because they think it's too family oriented. I guess they can't win. Lol