Work Planning Christmas Dinner/Drinks..

AlohaLights

Just wondering does anyone else think this is insane? I've already declined btw as have underlying resp issues but said i'd find what people think:

Company I work with based in the Health industry is planning on holding a dinner for the team, 8-10 people based in 4/5 different counties in Ireland.

They are familiar with an owner of a restaurant who've agreed to take them in for a night... I could not believe it when I heard it.

Has anyone else workplace talked about anything like this??

tickingclock

Absolutely nuts. Are they off the wall. Madness in my opinion. Unfortunately people will go and there will be other events like it

Stark

No, but then I don't work for somewhere that's anonymous and make believe either

AlohaLights

Stark wrote: »

No, but then I don't work for somewhere that's anonymous and make believe either

It's a real place, would have no interest in making up a lie for the sake of it for a randomer online

Fr_Dougal

Failing to plan is planning to fail.

Spanish Eyes

Report them to Herr Holohan.

bb1234567

Perhaps they are taking it that restrictions will be lessened to a point that that an activity like that indoors will be allowed?

johnire

Wow.... that's incredible. Our lunches/ nights out have all been cancelled and the money that would have been spent is being given to charity. I think whatever company you're working for is absolutely insane to do this because if this- and believe me it will- gets out into the public domain it'll be a PR disaster for them.

bb1234567 wrote: »

Perhaps they are taking it that restrictions will be lessened to a point that that an activity like that indoors will be allowed?

You should go and take a video to post online in an attempt to shame them.

That’s what the curtain twitchers do in 2020

Nobotty

I'd have no issues with this as long as every one is covid tested and everyone isolates for 2 weeks after it
When are we going ? I can't wait
I presume the company is paying for the tests
If not,its a No

bucketybuck

You can work together, but you can't eat together...

mirrorwall14

When? Are they assuming that restaurants will be open

never_mind

Jesus.. this is all a bit over dramatic.

They work together and are close contacts anyway!!

johnire

Yes but in the workplace they're presumably wearing face coverings and socially distancing.... I doubt that's very much going to happen during this proposed night out... what do you think??

never_mind wrote: »

Jesus.. this is all a bit over dramatic.

They work together and are close contacts anyway!!

I know people from work that will be going to a hotel, staying the night, having dinner and drinks for their Xmas party. They work together all the time. Less then 15 people I think.
Do people think there's something wrong with this?

Spanish Eyes

The forced jollity of work Christmas parties would wreck your head.

I'd have to isolate myself TBH. Can't smell anything at all. ha ha.

Spanish Eyes

bubblypop wrote: »

I know people from work that will be going to a hotel, staying the night, having dinner and drinks for their Xmas party. They work together all the time. Less then 15 people I think.
Do people think there's something wrong with this?

Are you serious?

I work with people who are great, but I would not socialise with them at all. Work and home are separate entities. Especially now.

Spanish Eyes

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Are you serious?

I work with people who are great, but I would not socialise with them at all. Work and home are separate entities. Especially now.

Not me, I don't do work xmas parties!!
Can't seem the harm in 15 people who work together, going staying in an hotel and eating in the restaurant?

mrmoonlight

but what about the covid😞😞

mrmoonlight

mrmoonlight wrote: »

but what about the covid😞😞

holihan will be concerned !

johnire

Yes but in the workplace they're presumably wearing face coverings and socially distancing.... I doubt that's very much going to happen during this proposed night out... what do you think??

bubblypop wrote: »

Not me, I don't do work xmas parties!!
Can't seem the harm in 15 people who work together, going staying in an hotel and eating in the restaurant?

ForestFire

What's the problem, I feel like I'm missing something here....

Was this not the big plan to start with, to go into level 5 lock down thereby ........

Risk hundreds of thousands of jobs and businesses, plummeting people into more hardship and financial difficulties, While stressing everyone's mental health more and more.......


All so these 10 people can have Christmas Dinner together..... Right?

Let's save Christmas together! :-O

Stihl waters

How easily power can turn normal people into dictators and bullies when they think other people will break the rules, you can see how throughout history there'll always be some cnut that'll squeal on where the secret door to the attic is

stephenjmcd

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Are you serious?

I work with people who are great, but I would not socialise with them at all. Work and home are separate entities. Especially now.

Kinda off topic here but I think most people socialise with those they work with.

In my job those I work with we're all of a similar age and some live near each other, would have good relationships professionally and socially.

Know of plenty of others who have a good social life with those they work with also.

Fairly normal

johnire

johnire wrote: »

Yes but in the workplace they're presumably wearing face coverings and socially distancing.... I doubt that's very much going to happen during this proposed night out... what do you think??

No actually, it's not possible for them to do that in work.

Thierry12

Why not?

RTE staff had a work party in level 5

If indoor dining is open from 1st Dec, don't see the big deal

Electric Sheep

johnire wrote: »

Wow.... that's incredible. Our lunches/ nights out have all been cancelled and the money that would have been spent is being given to charity.

So you are told.

johnire

Why?

bubblypop wrote: »

No actually, it's not possible for them to do that in work.

Panthro

Our work party will be via zoom.

Think my broadband might be down that day!

johnire

What do you mean?

Electric Sheep wrote: »

So you are told.

johnire

johnire wrote: »

Why?

Because it's not.
Not all workplaces or jobs allow people to keep 2 metres apart.

johnire

How do you know ? It was AlohaLights that posted this orginally - how do you know they can't follow the measures I outlined?

bubblypop wrote: »

Because it's not.
Not all workplaces or jobs allow people to keep 2 metres apart.

ChikiChiki

never_mind wrote: »

Jesus.. this is all a bit over dramatic.

They work together and are close contacts anyway!!

Ehmmm 10 people then likely 10 different households.....

Ffs after all this time, people still don't understand the fundamentals of how this thing can spread. That is frustrating to say the least.

Guy:Incognito

mrmoonlight wrote: »

but what about the covid����

mrmoonlight wrote: »

holihan will be concerned !

Did you forget to switch accounts for the reply?

Away With The Fairies

We have a Christmas dinner but in work. I don't use the canteen so it will look as if I'm being anti-social at Christmas and not sure what to do.

johnire

johnire wrote: »

How do you know ? It was AlohaLights that posted this orginally - how do you know they can't follow the measures I outlined?

I think we are talking about 2 different parties here!

Guy:Incognito

bucketybuck wrote: »

You can work together, but you can't eat together...

never_mind wrote: »

Jesus.. this is all a bit over dramatic.

They work together and are close contacts anyway!!

Not sure covid spreads over the Internet and phone lines.

AlohaLights wrote: »

Company I work with based in the Health industry is planning on holding a dinner for the team, 8-10 people based in 4/5 different counties in Ireland.

Guy:Incognito

Stihl waters wrote: »

How easily power can turn normal people into dictators and bullies when they think other people will break the rules, you can see how throughout history there'll always be some cnut that'll squeal on where the secret door to the attic is

And you can always rely on ****ing idiots to rush back to packing in together indoors the minute restrictions are lifted as if at 12am on 1st Dec its perfectly safe. And covid has vanished because the government says people can go for a meal or a pint.

Look at all the idiots in the UK packing pubs on a Wednesday night before the restrictions kicked in on a Thursday.

bubblypop

bubblypop wrote: »

I know people from work that will be going to a hotel, staying the night, having dinner and drinks for their Xmas party. They work together all the time. Less then 15 people I think.
Do people think there's something wrong with this?

I would love that! There's only a handful of us where I work so would be close contacts of each other. It would be really great to have a night out with them. This time last year I was planning a Christmas night out for a group of my friends. How times have changed.

John O.Groats

Deleted User wrote: »

You should go and take a video to post online in an attempt to shame them.

That’s what the curtain twitchers do in 2020

Yeah and guess what Jackie boy. There will be plenty more of it happening every time these morons step out of line.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I would love that! There's only a handful of us where I work so would be close contacts of each other. It would be really great to have a night out with them. This time last year I was planning a Christmas night out for a group of my friends. How times have changed.

Well I guess they work together all the time, they eat together at work and they will all be staying in a hotel, level permitting! So, it's just like a work lunch with a few drinks involved.
My friend said there is really good deals in Dublin hotels if you were looking........

johnire

Ah ok...sorry- my comments were directed towards the first poster.... apologies!

bubblypop wrote: »

I think we are talking about 2 different parties here!

GT89

Good on them for wanting to do normal things and not live in fear of a virus with 99.9% survival rate

Xtrail14

Keep one foot one the floor and max time 6 minutes.

Tork

GT89 wrote: »

Good on them for wanting to do normal things and not live in fear of a virus with 99.9% survival rate

Source??

Guy:Incognito

Tork wrote: »

Source??

All his conspiracy videos he watches on YouTube.

I wouldn't worry too much, he rocks up in most threads to post that line.

He might throw in " its the same as flu" but if you post figures showing its killed twice as many in 10 months as flu doesn't in a year worldwide, he'll ignore that.

Tork

Let's see if he comes back with some solid evidence for this assertion. He has a lot to say about Covid.

John O.Groats

Tork wrote: »

Let's see if he comes back with some solid evidence for this assertion. He has a lot to say about Covid.

Yeah and most of it is utter ****e.

Tork

John O.Groats wrote: »

Yeah and most of it is utter ****e.

Let's see if he can convince the doubters

GT89

Tork wrote: »

Let's see if he can convince the doubters

I know no one who's gotten sick or died of the virus not one. Was sick back in Feburary a few weeks before the panic set in took not bad enough to miss work or seek medical treatment and I took a few weeks to shake it off lost sense of smell and taste etc so was probably covid. Usually it takes me a couple of days to shake off these types of things but this took about 2-3 weeks.

GT89

Tork wrote: »

Let's see if he can convince the doubters

I don't need to convince anyone of anything all I'm doing is stating my opinion your free to disagree.