I dragged myself and my wife out to the company's (bite me, lefties) Christmas party last night. I don't know whether I'm just getting old and tired, if the company party and my co-workers are getting old and tired, or a combination of both. All I know is that we had a lot more fun just having dinner with friends after church (but before the party) than at the party itself.
Over the years, it seems like the ever-shrinking group of co-workers who are also friends have stopped coming to the party. Most of those who do come are the newer employees from other office locations and acquired companies. I'm not a glad-handing, networking salesman type, so I'm not apt to walk up and start a conversation with these strangers, and you can be quite certain they'd never come up to me. So really, last night was a political appearance intended to avoid a black mark in the "not a team player" box.
We came, we ate a couple dessert-type things, and then we grabbed one of the wait staff to lead us back through the extremely gross kitchen, down the freight elevator, and out the door to freedom.
Over the years, it seems like the ever-shrinking group of co-workers who are also friends have stopped coming to the party. Most of those who do come are the newer employees from other office locations and acquired companies. I'm not a glad-handing, networking salesman type, so I'm not apt to walk up and start a conversation with these strangers, and you can be quite certain they'd never come up to me. So really, last night was a political appearance intended to avoid a black mark in the "not a team player" box.
We came, we ate a couple dessert-type things, and then we grabbed one of the wait staff to lead us back through the extremely gross kitchen, down the freight elevator, and out the door to freedom.
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Well - at least you showed up for the party!
And, as a card-carrying lefty (i.e. liberal) - MERRY CHRISTMAS - LOL
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