Do you have a copier/scanner that you can sit on.....

We do not like each other enough to have a office party

Actually we have a really good group - We work well together - But we do not want to spend one more moment with work people than we have too?  I really do not understand it as I am used to having my work people as my drinking companions - Luckily my wife never says no to "Hey do you want to go out and have a couple of drinks"  So I am covered, except when I want to drink to bitch about her - That does not work out.

Last place I worked - We all went out on someones birthday for lunch - @ drinks were allowed and lunch took 2.5 hours.  Place before that we would get 80-90% participation in monthly happy hours that ended up being happy nights and often happy early mornings.

This place - Nadda ... or maybe I just do not get invited along ...

Party Bus ride, free lunch, free booze

 Your coworkers (or is it you?) must be incredibly horrible people to offset the excellence of the above.

Our party is during the day at the community center.  Don't want t to promote alcohol or have to foot the open bar bill.

On a good note, they are closing the office at noon and attendance is required or you lose a day's pay.   Not sure on dressing up in the 20's dealio...but cheers to a fondue fountain.

We used to have great Xmas parties and company outings and happy hours.  Unfortunately, the bad behavior of a few led to office karaoke for two year for Xmas.  I used to love drinking with these people, but they have become boorish drunks.

Our group was pretty well behaved yesterday.  The drinkers decided to eat first before they started drinking.  One girl was so hungover from the night before that it took her a while to get started.  The boss also skipped his annual tradition of buying multiple rounds of shots.

I was called a fun hater by one of the drunks for trying to round up everyone for the bus ride back to the office.

Bonuses were paid.  Everyone gets checks except for me.  The boss pays me cash because one time I jokingly mentioned that I could hide the cash from my wife.  So he always hands it to me and says, "Tell Julie no bonuses again this year."

Our definitition of fun broadens over the years

drunk can be fun - but not as fun and not always fun like before

I am sure it is me, but I also find that more and more people are bad drunks these days.  There used to be some code, some ettiquette to being a drunk.  A little flirting, a few dirty songs, a little sarcasm ... but not meaness or personal taacks - We were drunks in control ... or at least almost in control.

Of course when I used to hangout with Randy "aka Scumbag" you knew that sometime that night you would either be in a fight or you would have to get the duct tape out ... wrap him up ... and  throw him in the back of the pickup to cool off.   It was somewhat entertaining ... Then it got a bit old and iritating ... then I stopped haning out with him.

There are more drunk "scumbags" out there.

Or my tolerance for drunk "Scumbags" is at an all time low.

Most the people around here are great drunks to hang out with.

We used to have great Xmas parties and company outings and happy hours.  Unfortunately, the bad behavior of a few led to office karaoke for two year for Xmas.  I used to love drinking with these people, but they have become boorish drunks.

 

Our group was pretty well behaved yesterday.  The drinkers decided to eat first before they started drinking.  One girl was so hungover from the night before that it took her a while to get started.  The boss also skipped his annual tradition of buying multiple rounds of shots.

 

I was called a fun hater by one of the drunks for trying to round up everyone for the bus ride back to the office.

 

Bonuses were paid.  Everyone gets checks except for me.  The boss pays me cash because one time I jokingly mentioned that I could hide the cash from my wife.  So he always hands it to me and says, "Tell Julie no bonuses again this year."