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Xmas party cancelled!!!!11!1

Kinetic^ · 2008-11-26 11:31:46

Fùcking recession has gone and got my xmas party cancelled. Now we're going to have a "self funded" night out.....b0llocks to that! Anyone else had theirs cancelled? :(

26-11-2008 11:31am

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Fùcking recession has gone and got my xmas party cancelled. Now we're going to have a "self funded" night out.....b0llocks to that! Anyone else had theirs cancelled?

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#2 26-11-2008 11:33am

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#3 26-11-2008 11:33am

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Kinetic^ wrote: »

Fùcking recession has gone and got my xmas party cancelled. Now we're going to have a "self funded" night out.....b0llocks to that! Anyone else had theirs cancelled?

Ooh, look at me, I have a job.

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#4 26-11-2008 11:33am

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i got my hours cut no partying for me, cant exactly afford it anymore as a result

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#5 26-11-2008 11:34am

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Be thankful you have a job

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#6 26-11-2008 11:35am

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micmclo wrote: »

Be thankful you have a job

for the time being...

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#7 26-11-2008 11:36am

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i have two jobs, two christmas parties for me...............

waits for abuse

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#8 26-11-2008 11:36am

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Kinetic^ wrote: »

Fùcking recession has gone and got my xmas party cancelled. Now we're going to have a "self funded" night out.....b0llocks to that! Anyone else had theirs cancelled?

Boards.ie Christmas party is still on though ...... just for mods though

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#9 26-11-2008 11:36am

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Yep ours is gone too. Bassas!

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#10 26-11-2008 11:37am

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6th wrote: »

Boards.ie Christmas party is still on though ...... just for mods though

any free bar?

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#11 26-11-2008 11:45am

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Yeah, ours got cancelled too. So we all just chipped in 30 euros and hired somewhere ourselves. It's not the end of the world. It's the people that are most important.:)

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#12 26-11-2008 11:47am

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The Scientist wrote: »

No, I'm just getting my job cancelled.

Same here

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#13 26-11-2008 11:47am

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The Scientist wrote: »

No, I'm just getting my job cancelled.

I feell your pain.

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#14 26-11-2008 11:54am

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Kinetic^ wrote: »

Fùcking recession has gone and got my xmas party cancelled. Now we're going to have a "self funded" night out.....b0llocks to that! Anyone else had theirs cancelled?

Yeah our place's party was cancelled as well.... pain in the arse. Always a good night out... bloody recession.

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#15 26-11-2008 11:57am

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Ours is going ahead, looks like it is going to be huge this year.

Can't wait

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#16 26-11-2008 11:57am

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cancelled too... and the kiddies one they run every year is scrapped too :eek:

scrooge is very much alive!!

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#17 26-11-2008 11:59am

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We need to watch the employers closely this Christmas. There are plenty of companies that are not effected directly by the recession e.g Pharma, med devices etc..... Make sure you watch these F**kers to make sure they don't cancel and blame the recession.

Plus your MA is having a Christmas party! You are not invited though. That would be a bit dodgy.

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#18 26-11-2008 12:00pm

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Hey, even before the recession the company I work with didn't have a christmas party.

The tight fisted so (boss)and so cancelled it a few years ago so he can buy another ivory back-scratcher.

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#19 26-11-2008 12:00pm

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Hate christmas parties. Rarely attend. I work for them, why the fcuk do i want to waste social time with them.

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#20 26-11-2008 12:02pm

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Ours has just been confirmed and with all the cancellations, we have the pick of venues and dates :pac:

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#21 26-11-2008 12:03pm

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Free dinner, free gig, free bar.

Sucks to be you.

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#22 26-11-2008 12:06pm

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Kinetic^ wrote: »

Fùcking recession has gone and got my xmas party cancelled. Now we're going to have a "self funded" night out.....b0llocks to that! Anyone else had theirs cancelled?

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055408368

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#23 26-11-2008 12:07pm

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snyper wrote: »

Hate christmas parties. Rarely attend. I work for them, why the fcuk do i want to waste social time with them.

Get to know them better, build better relationships, and maybe finger one or two of them.

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#24 26-11-2008 12:09pm

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seamus wrote: »

Free dinner, free gig, free bar.

Free Willy?

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#25 26-11-2008 12:18pm

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We're still having ours, Wooooh !

Hate to be ye !! :pac:

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#26 26-11-2008 12:24pm

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My job stopped having them a couple of years ago, worked them for a while in an old job though, not the biggest fan of them unless it's a free bar.

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#27 26-11-2008 12:25pm

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senordingdong wrote: »

Get to know them better, build better relationships, and maybe finger one or two of them.

noblestee wrote: »

Free Willy?

Fantastic career advice here - staright to the top

Considering people were let go from our place lately we dont reckon there'll be a party so we're organising a few beers anyway. Doesn't bother me too much - they brought us to the dogs a few months ago & it was a far better night than the christmas party - and the accountant was happy woth how reasonable it was (although leaving the till total for the free bar facing us wasn't too smart...the last 20 mins contributed €200 to it...)

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#28 26-11-2008 12:28pm

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senordingdong wrote: »

Get to know them better, build better relationships, and maybe finger one or two of them.

i did the latter in my last job.
Part time workers ftw

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#29 26-11-2008 12:33pm

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My christmas party got cancelled last week

My job will be cancelled in January too...

I love Ireland!! :rolleyes:

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#30 26-11-2008 12:38pm

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I hate my job, I'm praying for redundancy.

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#31 26-11-2008 12:42pm

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Free dinner. Free drinks. Free gig.

Go me and my job (which I definitely have until eh.... February anyways! )

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#32 26-11-2008 12:48pm

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Free dinner and drinks tomorrow for Thanks-giving as well as an Xmas party in December with more free drink

******

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#33 26-11-2008 12:53pm

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noblestee wrote: »

Free Willy?

I'll be there so yeah, there will be.

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#34 26-11-2008 1:08pm

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Don't blame Ireland, blame Recession Steve.

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#35 26-11-2008 1:25pm

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BOO HOO!!

We have always had to pay for our own christmas party, not even the sniff of a free drink from work.

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#36 26-11-2008 1:27pm

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Savman wrote: »

Don't blame Ireland, blame Recession Steve.

Should have gone with Charlie (after our late great former leader).

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#37 26-11-2008 1:29pm

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Ive got two to go to this year! :P

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#38 26-11-2008 1:31pm

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be thankful you have a job

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#39 26-11-2008 1:32pm

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One of my jobs is having a Christmas Party we are having a free meal and wine so all good:D

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noblestee wrote: »

Free Willy?

Only after the free bar.

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#41 26-11-2008 1:45pm

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same here, xmas party cancelled....we'll have a xmas lunch in the canteen!!!!

aaaargghhhh!!!

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#42 26-11-2008 1:58pm

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No sign of any cutback on the christmas festivities in my workplace,
we're still off for an all expenses paid weekend in Las Vegas. Guess I'm
lucky working in the Public Sector.

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#43 26-11-2008 2:02pm

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Just got the invite for mine today, not going because I'm a stuck up bollix.

Oh and I'm getting a 1 year contract extension very soon.

Yaaahhhe for me.

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#44 26-11-2008 2:05pm

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Gran Hermano wrote: »

No sign of any cutback on the christmas festivities in my workplace,
we're still off for an all expenses paid weekend in Las Vegas. Guess I'm
lucky working in the Public Sector.

Off to work with Nasa, is it?

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#45 26-11-2008 2:12pm

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:D:D

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#46 26-11-2008 9:48pm

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not cancelled, but have to pay for it~! always do. somethin like thirty euro for a meal and one drink in the purty kitchen. woo!
no bonuses or anything either, and we usually have a staff bbq that was cancelled this year too
gwanr recession! im just glad i have my job.. for now!

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#47 26-11-2008 9:55pm

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Cant wait for my xmas party next friday..going to snog the boss...well thats the plan!

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#48 26-11-2008 10:00pm

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Not such a good plan!!

Christmas party, bonuses, sorry to hear about those that had theirs cancelled etc

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#49 26-11-2008 10:02pm

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Still on!

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#50 26-11-2008 10:10pm

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senordingdong wrote: »

Off to work with Nasa, is it?

Of course it's NASA, most civil servants don't live in the real world!

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#51 26-11-2008 10:14pm

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still on but majorily scalled down this yr. Going for a meal and few drinks in a local pub/restaurant. Better than nothing. Think after the hard work all yr they need to keep morale up. Gives ya a boost for a while at least!

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