Is your Xmas party also cancelled?

Dara Robinson · 29-10-2008 02:35PM #1

This morning in the Herald AM i read an article about 71% of Xmas parties are being cancelled. I could not believe that people were not at least trying to do something for moral.

This morning my CEO told me that they are cancelling ours also. I was more than surprised as we have not been affected by the slow down in the economy but yet they are worried about expenses and so on so they are going to cancel it. There is talk of doing something where the company carry some of the cost but looks like it might just be dinner and they pay for like 20-40% of the cost.

Is yours being cancelled?

Geology · 29-10-2008 02:40PM

Don't know but I wish they would

budthedub · 29-10-2008 02:41PM

I've no idea WHAT is going on with this country!? I'm on midterm, I won't know if our party is cancelled, but I'm praying that I'll have a job come sept 2009

Joy of being a teacher

NotInventedHere · 29-10-2008 02:44PM

We always have to pay for our Christmas party. Ah the joys of the public service.

Roadend · 29-10-2008 02:45PM

budthedub wrote: »

I've no idea WHAT is going on with this country!? I'm on midterm, I won't know if our party is cancelled, but I'm praying that I'll have a job come sept 2009

Joy of being a teacher

Do you have a tweed coat with leather patches, as a matter of interest?

monkeyfudge · 29-10-2008 02:48PM

They left it fairly late to book our xmas party and it was going to be in November... which is a bit naff.

But obviously thanks to these cancellations we are now able to have it in December.

Ponster · 29-10-2008 02:48PM

Where's the option for "My company doesn't have an Xmas party" ?

Money Shot · 29-10-2008 02:49PM

Ours was cancelled weeks ago - not surprising though as I work in Financial Services

In financials services, i know lots of people who's xmas parties have been cancelled along with any other social team nights, overtime, bonuses, promotions, travel expenses, pay increases and so on and so forth...

Next step is the Axe ..

JaneyMc · 29-10-2008 02:51PM

monkeyfudge wrote: »

They left it fairly late to book our xmas party and it was going to be in November... which is a bit naff.

But obviously thanks to these cancellations we are now able to have it in December.

I used to work for a well known video/dvd chain. They used to have thier christmas parties in February, mid week, to save money.

Our meal gets paid for, and entry into a (crap) night club, after that, we are on our own.

Kintarō Hattori · 29-10-2008 02:52PM

No idea if ours is cancelled or not, but I can't imagine that being the case.

seamus · 29-10-2008 02:55PM

Roadend wrote: »

Do you have a tweed coat with leather patches, as a matter of interest?

Does that turn you on?

c - 13 · 29-10-2008 02:55PM

Doubt ours is cancelled. Heard someone talking about it in the office here today.

zAbbo · 29-10-2008 03:00PM

monkeyfudge wrote: »

They left it fairly late to book our xmas party and it was going to be in November... which is a bit naff.

But obviously thanks to these cancellations we are now able to have it in December.

Everything's coming up 'Fudge!

Our's is still going ahead, but have heard of loads of people not having one, which for some people is good.

She Devil · 29-10-2008 03:06PM

My ex boss text me this morning and asked me to join them on their xmas party night out! How nice ... I accepted, its not often that us unemployed folk get a xmas party

budthedub · 29-10-2008 03:09PM

Its crap, we always pay for our own christmas party!?

I'd prefere to go on a session with finger food than have a party, crazy one last year in the hilton - so so bad

Dord · 29-10-2008 03:10PM

Ours is still on. As usual, the staff who go contribute a small amount towards it (€20).
I'm not going though.

faceman · 29-10-2008 03:10PM

Ours is still going ahead and Ive been organising it. Ive been able to save 40% of the cost of last years through a bit of haggling.

Staff attend for free and there is accommodation provided for a small fee.

SimpleSam06 · 29-10-2008 03:33PM

Dara Robinson wrote: »

I was more than surprised as we have not been affected by the slow down in the economy but yet they are worried about expenses and so on so they are going to cancel it.

Yap there's some really weird behaviour going on around and about. Some companies are actually cranking up prices as well as tightening the belt. I'm not at all sure what that's meant to achieve coming into a recession, maybe they are trying to pay off debts or build up cash reserves before everyone else is broke, but they really aren't making things any better for themselves.

Ruu_Old · 29-10-2008 03:34PM

Still going ahead here. No contributions needed.

flanzer · 29-10-2008 03:44PM

Still on in my place..... In fact 2 of them!

Don't fret people, they'll alway be a few virtual ones somewhere on the interweb

partyatmygaff · 29-10-2008 03:56PM

ah the few joys of working in a restaurant:pac:

Free food and free drinks

Only crap thing is you gotta serve yourself and clean up after yourself but whos complaining

Cookie_Monster · 29-10-2008 04:04PM

Hmmm... haven't heard anything about ours come to think of it...must go check...everything else has been cut this year

sdanseo · 29-10-2008 04:06PM

Where's the "I dont have a job any more so of course I dont have a fúcking party" option?

thebman · 29-10-2008 04:07PM

SimpleSam06 wrote: »

Yap there's some really weird behaviour going on around and about. Some companies are actually cranking up prices as well as tightening the belt. I'm not at all sure what that's meant to achieve coming into a recession, maybe they are trying to pay off debts or build up cash reserves before everyone else is broke, but they really aren't making things any better for themselves.

I think you'll find they do this because most managers are now running around like headless chickens because they don't know what to do.

Hellrazer · 29-10-2008 04:23PM

Ours is cancelled(Fupping motor trade)

We`ll be lucky if we still have jobs at Christmas the way things are going at the minute!!!!

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 29-10-2008 04:34PM

We have to pay for part of ours but it's pretty cheap <€20 I think... (I'm helping to organise it so I get to go for free - whooo!)

ScumLord · 29-10-2008 04:39PM

Our boss converted his shed into a pub a few years ago during the good times. There's a bar, dart boards, pool tables and a carps table I reckon we'll be going there this year as our company got hit hard by the slow down.

humanji · 29-10-2008 04:40PM

She Devil wrote: »

My ex boss text me this morning and asked me to join them on their xmas party night out! How nice ... I accepted, its not often that us unemployed folk get a xmas party

I've a feeling you'll be getting something else that night...

ncmc · 29-10-2008 04:47PM

I work in the motor trade, and amazingly, ours is still on! We don't have loads of staff though, so it isn't a huge expense. My hubby's is cancelled though, his boss got sick of paying a fortune for parties and then people not turn up or bitch about how crap it was.

piby · 29-10-2008 04:49PM

I've worked in a pub for 3 years now where the owner is quite tight so we've never even had a free pint let alone an xmas party! On top of that all the staff are such different ages and such different personaliites etc. that it probably wouldn't be much use anyway :rolleyes:

monkeyfudge · 29-10-2008 04:51PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Our boss converted his shed into a pub a few years ago during the good times. There's a bar, dart boards, pool tables and a carps table I reckon we'll be going there this year as our company got hit hard by the slow down.

A table just for fish.... that's fancy.

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