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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:15 AM
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Theres no Christmas works do for me as the guy is too fecking tight to put his hand in his pocket ...tight git

I was going to go and write this on the back of the van:

My boss has cancelled the works do so he can go to the zoo to blow a monkey

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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:17 AM
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I don't really expect to have a works do, seen as i'm not working
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:19 AM
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Cant get no fairer than that
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:24 AM
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:40 AM
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is your boss a jew
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:41 AM
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I dont know and I haven't and wouldn't want to look
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:42 AM
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:47 AM
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We not havin a christmas works night out either, we been too busy to organise anything and it was too late when anyone thought about organising something, so we just gonny go down the pub and get lashed before heading in to meet up with other departments at an Irish pub/club in town though, quality, real beer and real whisky!
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:49 AM
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our company has 1 every 2 yrs! tight fisted coonts! we had it this year!

but ts a mutli million pound company!
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:51 AM
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We have one every year usually, we have to pay for it ourselves though! Could have something to do with the fact that I work for a Government Department! LOL
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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We have excellent Crimbo do's.

This year we went to Brands Hatch, all food and drink was totally free (all you can eat and drink) we also had a casino, a Caracture person and a live band and disco.
The company also put on taxi for everyone that needed one to and from and paid for it.
We also had a raffle with prizes such as a TV, weekend away, and we donated Ł3000 to Dimelza House.
We entertained over 150 people.



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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:55 AM
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if it makes you feel better we had our works do at the london dungeon, everyhing free in cluding taxis home!
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 10:58 AM
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when they do it everythin is paid for though! & we do go to good places!
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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went to mine last wednesday

meal was poo but bar was free
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 11:27 AM
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Ours is 2morrow, Im givin it a miss, would rather go down the pub with me m8s.
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 01:24 PM
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Ours is in March cos we have too much business at Christmas!!!
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 01:28 PM
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our is tomorrow. Not completely free - got 11 beer tokens which should do me

got dodgems there too, but we gotta pay for that hopefully there will be some other companies in there too so we get to mingle with other company's totty
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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my company have just been taken over and the new bosses said they didn't have time to organise one

But I thought 'thats ok. I normally blag tickets to the Sony Music crimbo doo' But that was cancelled also due to them merging with another big company
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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I work for Llyods TSB. No xmas do for me. I work nights and they always arrange the xmas do for a friday night. When they know we will be working. Even if I did want to go, I'm a temp and so have to pay the full Ł60.
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 11:04 PM
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my company had a lads night out on sunday i never go
40 ish people turned up all day night heard the had a ball
then goes into work tonight monday pm
the fookers done a random drug test they new who they
wanted and 2 got sacked 4 days before xmas
work and nights out dont mix with GRASSES
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 07:45 AM
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no xmas do for any of the 120 managers inthe compnany or staff.

Howvere the head office is having a champagne reception, sit down meal and disco

All they do is 9-5 monday to friday. Me, i topped 67 hours last week and i have to trade on boxing day

what do i get?....................foook all
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 08:32 AM
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My xmas fuckin DOOOOOOOOOOOO

Is Febuary the 12th!!!!!!!

Day before my birthday,so do i go for a free bar at work,sein as i work my ass off for the tossers,but i have to be in a room with my bosses..

OR..........................

Go out with my mates for my birthday!??!?!

Pete...
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 08:34 AM
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I dont get one either.... but that's because I am self-employed!!

Kind of boring going out on your own...
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 09:25 AM
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I had a mince pie in my workshop ,,,,,On my own
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by NORTH YORKS RS SPARES
I had a mince pie in my workshop ,,,,,On my own


I had mine last night, free beer all night, now im feelin a bit worse for wear!!
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 09:34 AM
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I was gona get well pissed but there was no birds to chat up , and nobody to sing to so i just drank my coffee and went in the house
ps,,, I dont drink either ( alcohol that is)
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 10:13 AM
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Well my works do was the other night, but it wasnt free, and wasnt going to be that good (chinese buffet then night on the town) so considering most of the menegement was going to be there and I dont particularly like them I went out with my mates. I work for a multi-national aerospace company and they cant even get their fingers in their deep pockets to give everyone a bit of xmas cheer



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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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pete dunno mate, but if you going out for ya birthday you'd bettr bloody invite me to come along-bout time you bought a beer
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by NORTH YORKS RS SPARES
I had a mince pie in my workshop ,,,,,On my own
Know how you feel mate........it`s a bit boring when you work for ya self innit.........If you weren`t so fooking far away i`d have come and had a mince pie with ya....
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 10:17 PM
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Awww nath,

Had I thought of it you could have come to ours last thursday, MrsFrog wisely decided not to come.
You could have had one free drink, eaten crap food, listened to dodgy music and talked to the people you already spend far too much of your life with.

I'd prefer a little christmas bonus for the money, to treat MrsFrog with.

I sincerely hope that next year we just go down the pub, have good wholesome grub and a tab behind the bar, it will be cheaper and 100 times better.
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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not got a works do planned either this year!! gutted!


but on thurs last day... with any luck.... we'll manage to persuade the director to let his 1300 employees go home early!!

go in the works club... get trashed on cheap beer and go up town!
in fact im going to get a taxi into work just in anticipation of that plan!! wounder if we work till the end... everyone gets fed up and just goes home! lol
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 10:29 PM
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Ran, come on man, pay for the dodgems or not, you get to drink and drive without being busted or causing anyone any genuine danger (other than a bit of the old whiplash!)
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 10:35 PM
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our DHL bash is after xmas and i bet its crap
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 07:17 AM
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nope ...not for us either... new md who is so tight he fuckin squeaks
didnt get anything bonus or pressie wise last year either ... tight fisted twat .. easy way to upset 25 of your staff really .. you know the ones who actually work and make the money for you nice when you can ride round on your brand new harley though


sorry rant over
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