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FSogol

(45,529 posts) Mon Dec 4, 2017, 04:20 PM Dec 2017

Does your Company hold an annual Holiday party? [View all]

Mine holds a nice one each year. We are a small engineering company. We invite spouses, significant others, some favorite consultants, and retired partners.

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	Yes at a hotel, banquest hall, resturant, or other location
	8 (44%)
	Yes, in our office
	3 (17%)
	No.
	2 (11%)
	Self-employeed, retired, unemployed
	5 (28%)
	Other?
	0 (0%)
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Does your Company hold an annual Holiday party? [View all] FSogol Dec 2017 OP

No, unless they hold one at HQ that isn't advertised. The majority of the people in my company seaglass Dec 2017 #1

i used to work at a branch office more than a days drive from corporate dembotoz Dec 2017 #7

We don't have a holiday party, but twice a year the boss has all the employees up to Arkansas Granny Dec 2017 #2

You do chores at the boss's cabin? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #4

It's not like doing housework. The guys might cut firewood in the fall or help plant the garden Arkansas Granny Dec 2017 #8

So, yes, you do chores at the boss's cabin. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #9

Attendance is not mandatory, but if you lose a days pay if you don't go. Arkansas Granny Dec 2017 #16

The last time I was employed in an office (I now work remotely as a full-time employee), both the WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #3

Individual teams generally go out for lunch before Christmas. WillowTree Dec 2017 #5

Actually, we hold 2 woodsprite Dec 2017 #6

A holiday office party story that seems appropriate this year PJMcK Dec 2017 #10

My husband used to work for a company that threw good holiday parties, including OldHippieChick Dec 2017 #11

Not anymore. Iggo Dec 2017 #12

no. got rid of it to save money rollin74 Dec 2017 #13

Yes, price is delibrately high to keep employees away so mostly for management Johonny Dec 2017 #14

Wait, they charged you to go to the party? FSogol Dec 2017 #17

You have to pay to attend ? JI7 Dec 2017 #20

Yup Johonny Dec 2017 #21

We are going bowling this year because in years passed we went to a restaurant and Quixote1818 Dec 2017 #15

not for over 20 years Skittles Dec 2017 #18

Yes but I never go. I went to one years and years ago because I was getting an award. Tipperary Dec 2017 #19

Not Any Longer ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #22

They take you to lunch. tammywammy Dec 2017 #23

I'm thinking "other"? OriginalGeek Dec 2017 #24