My company mandated that my division of the company not have Christmas parties this year, because some of the things that my company does are really ham-handed.
I have four different bosses, so I'll refer to my main boss as Professor Boss, as he reminds me of a winsome history professor in a boy-centric drama about bonding and growing up, like Dead Poets Society, but taller. Professor Boss, ever in tune with the fact that many of his employees are raging lushes with repressed something or other, decided to sidestep this company wide mandate by calling his friend who owns a bar in Wrigleyville and arranging a gathering there to honor another boss' anniversary with the firm. So, it just happens to be right before Christmas, and maybe some people will be wearing Santa hats, and some people will possibly be wishing each other Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah or Joyous Kwanzaa or Blessed Boxing Day or whatever. But it is absolutely not a Christmas party.
Our officewide Absolutely Not A Christmas Party is scheduled for Thursday, and it will be held in what may very well be the worldwide headquarters for the Worldwide Guild of Douchebags, steps away from Wrigley Field.
I can't fucking wait.
We all need it.
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We had our xmas party on monday. It was at a sushi place, late lunch and we stayed all afternoon. There's under 10 people in our firm so it makes it kinda nice. Plus, we actually had a very decent year so everyone felt very grateful. There were lots of nice fuzzy feelings. Then I went up the road to the mall to do some xmas shopping and all my goodwill towards man went right out the window.
ReplyDeleteI worked for a large financial institution last year that canceled their Holiday party. I called every annuity, mutual fund, and ETF wholesaler I knew and asked them if they wanted to sponsor a party. They were more than happy to get us all drunk for the holidays. Sometimes I miss getting drunk on their dime, but the painful small talk and inappropriate come-ons were not worth it. Kind of like dating.
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