No you're not reading too much into it, this is gross - but sadly not uncommon - straight male behaviour. Whether you want to do anything about it is another matter.
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No you're not reading too much into it, this is gross - but sadly not uncommon - straight male behaviour. Whether you want to do anything about it is another matter.
I get a bit anxious since I don't drink, so am aware of what's going on as the night wears on!
I used to be self conscious about dancing but I as get older, I don't care now. I am owning my crap dancing!
My work colleagues are all great, but I fucking hate clients lately - they're so entitled and ungrateful. You can drop everything to fix a problem that they claim is the end of the world and all you get is a confirmation it works "and next fix this!"
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I really miss work Christmas parties now I'm mostly remote with 85% of my colleagues an ocean away.
My boyfriend's company parties were deranged though. One year, the receptionist was crying to her gay work husband about her boyfriend's behaviour, when gay work husband's own boyfriend was blowing him in the bathroom about three meters away.
I danced with the big boss one time and she told me she was planning on shagging one of her delegates as soon as the song was done.
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I really miss work Christmas parties now I'm mostly remote with 85% of my colleagues an ocean away.
My boyfriend's company parties were deranged though. One year, the receptionist was crying to her gay work husband about her boyfriend's behaviour, when gay work husband's own boyfriend was blowing him in the bathroom about three meters away.
I danced with the big boss one time and she told me she was planning on shagging one of her delegates as soon as the song was done.
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This sounds great where does he work
He/They
I get anxious being a manager to many and wanting my staff to relax at ours. I work a drive away, so I always drive to mine since I've been at this store, or work the late and pop in for one after.
Show my face, say hi, depart...
Though if I get invited to a private party, like a birthday, I make sure I can have a drink and a laugh, as it's different.
Mr.Arroz
Staff member
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The open bar is not a treat, it's a test
It’s both actually
I think I failed the test because there were definitely some conversations I wish I hadn't had thanks to alcohol. My boss was fine with me today though and said it was great to see me letting my hair down.
The one thing a lot of people don't get is that work parties are still work.
Mr.Arroz
Staff member
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Mmhhmmm. You're still being observed so never let the mask slip!
War flashbacks to when one of my interns tried to hook up with me in the bathroom. I would've but I've got a mortgage x
This is great advice. I've already decided I'm not going to go next year. It's just not worth it.
That's the thing! It's still a work engagement. Not showing up also sends a message.
Every work party I've been to I've shown my face for an hour or two, had a few drinks from the free bar, took advantage of the free food, but I always have plans to meet friends out after at a different place where I then let loose ddd
I love a free bar but I can not be trusted around the hands that feed me when I'm drunk. "I just think it's funny that the company does this-", "What do you think of Janet? Because I actually think-" NOPE get me the hell out of there
I love a free bar but I can not be trusted around the hands that feed me when I'm drunk. "I just think it's funny that the company does this-", "What do you think of Janet? Because I actually think-" NOPE get me the hell out of there
I'm being packed off two a couple of industry conference/expo events in London over the next few weeks because the org I work for won't hire people to do that job, so they pluck schmucks out of technical departments instead.
But the hot sales guy is coming over from the US so I may at least have some serious eye candy.
I made it clear that I would fail to sell water to someone who was on fire, so I think I just have to stand around doing teeth n' tits.
But the hot sales guy is coming over from the US so I may at least have some serious eye candy.
I made it clear that I would fail to sell water to someone who was on fire, so I think I just have to stand around doing teeth n' tits.
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Can I just say, my longest and most glorious career stretch was at a chronically alcoholic company where you absolutely were expected to get shitfaced, people were expected to be messy and fuck each other in the free hotel room, and the owner's mom flashed everyone while doing karaoke with the owner at 1:30am. Everyone legitimately cared about each other, too, which is WILD to recall now. Quite possibly the only company that really was like a family... before it got sold and turned into an extremely toxic place dd. Venture capitalists RUIN EVERYTHING.
I fully expect to never be in such a position ever again, alcohol is a real fuck now, etc. But God it was nice while it lasted.
