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I had a very long week which ended on a sour note. Our office was treated to a lunch out (got to leave the office early – so we all felt rather lucky).
I usually try to leave with most other people after these social gatherings due largely to the fact that some people don’t know how to drink and behave at the same time.
Let me rephrase that – behave like a decent human being. Not a teenager who is going to a bar for the very first time. Work functions are not an excuse to get tanked.
You don’t need to do shots and break glasses and think you are funny to have a good time. Unfortunately I was being fetched after most people had left (next time I will actually go sit in a different restaurant – I am not joking).
Why do some people think you need to overdo it on the wine before getting rude, personal and offensive (often at the same time)?
I don’t enjoy having a someone (who ironically enough, I already have little respect for) comment about his colleague’s sex life. What the lady in question does in her spare time is her business.
If she has gotten under your skin at the office, you are pretty childish to retaliate after a few drinks with nasty below-the-belt comments.
She has her way of doing things, it might irritate others but you don’t have the right to assume she isn’t getting laid and that is the reason she is annoying. The worst bit is no-one stands up for this lady. I am beyond ashamed of myself because all I did was sit with a crimson face while one person made disgusting comments.
And this lady just sits a table away probably wondering why a group of rude colleagues are staring at her and giggling like pathetic school children.
Not to be outdone, some ladies then start husband-bashing which they feel is necessary to add to the already cringe-worthy atmosphere. I really don’t feel the need to know about your fights and how lazy you think your husband is.
It really is between the two of you. I also don’t care that you want to marry for money next time and how your husband and you fight more since your kid arrived. I sit there with my mind boggling – do people not realise we will have the misfortune of having to see each other in the office?
Do you not think I feel sorry enough for your partners as it is – I already have to restrain myself from giving blatantly sympathetic looks at each year end function.
And then the inevitable trying to drag me into crude, prying conversations – sorry but you can sod off if you think that is acceptable.
Oh and don’t forget the gossiping – just because you have had too much to drink and feel the need to shout – doesn’t mean everyone around you has lost their sense of hearing.
Mouthing off at what you think of staff and how you went through a stage of hating your job (to a Director) is really poor behaviour.
Again do you not think you’ll be running into him the following week? I am not saying we shouldn’t air our grievances but doing it sober and in an office while you are thinking clearly is alot more productive to ranting to senior management while clutching a glass of wine.
Why do some people completely change their attitudes when they drink? And why on earth do they think it is acceptable to do it at work functions? Have I missed something here?
What cringe-worthy experiences have you had the misfortune of witnessing at work functions?
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I usually try to leave with most other people after these social gatherings due largely to the fact that some people don’t know how to drink and behave at the same time.
Let me rephrase that – behave like a decent human being. Not a teenager who is going to a bar for the very first time. Work functions are not an excuse to get tanked.
You don’t need to do shots and break glasses and think you are funny to have a good time. Unfortunately I was being fetched after most people had left (next time I will actually go sit in a different restaurant – I am not joking).
Why do some people think you need to overdo it on the wine before getting rude, personal and offensive (often at the same time)?
I don’t enjoy having a someone (who ironically enough, I already have little respect for) comment about his colleague’s sex life. What the lady in question does in her spare time is her business.
If she has gotten under your skin at the office, you are pretty childish to retaliate after a few drinks with nasty below-the-belt comments.
She has her way of doing things, it might irritate others but you don’t have the right to assume she isn’t getting laid and that is the reason she is annoying. The worst bit is no-one stands up for this lady. I am beyond ashamed of myself because all I did was sit with a crimson face while one person made disgusting comments.
And this lady just sits a table away probably wondering why a group of rude colleagues are staring at her and giggling like pathetic school children.
Not to be outdone, some ladies then start husband-bashing which they feel is necessary to add to the already cringe-worthy atmosphere. I really don’t feel the need to know about your fights and how lazy you think your husband is.
It really is between the two of you. I also don’t care that you want to marry for money next time and how your husband and you fight more since your kid arrived. I sit there with my mind boggling – do people not realise we will have the misfortune of having to see each other in the office?
Do you not think I feel sorry enough for your partners as it is – I already have to restrain myself from giving blatantly sympathetic looks at each year end function.
And then the inevitable trying to drag me into crude, prying conversations – sorry but you can sod off if you think that is acceptable.
Oh and don’t forget the gossiping – just because you have had too much to drink and feel the need to shout – doesn’t mean everyone around you has lost their sense of hearing.
Mouthing off at what you think of staff and how you went through a stage of hating your job (to a Director) is really poor behaviour.
Again do you not think you’ll be running into him the following week? I am not saying we shouldn’t air our grievances but doing it sober and in an office while you are thinking clearly is alot more productive to ranting to senior management while clutching a glass of wine.
Why do some people completely change their attitudes when they drink? And why on earth do they think it is acceptable to do it at work functions? Have I missed something here?
What cringe-worthy experiences have you had the misfortune of witnessing at work functions?
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