Not part of EVA is it? My wife it at Pallet Force and they dont get any party either.
Culina Group. Specifically Fowler Welch. It’s a big family of companies though owned by Muller (of the milk and yoghurts). Eddie Stobart is also part of the group, but the last of the Stobart family left under a cloud in October.
Probably a bit more info than I should give away but whatever.
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Not having a christmas party is the real end of year treat. The’re just fucking shit in general and also the single most dangerous night of the year.
Be delighted if you’re not having one.
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Mines tonight and we’ve all got to be back at work for 6.30 tomorrow morning to try and get something done before a half day finish. I’m driving so only having one and dipping out at 10 max.
Going through a business split at the moment so any party is after that in the new year. I normally just go to a Christmas lunch with a handful of the IT folk and avoid the big parties. You’d think with my drinking history I’d be all over a free bar but I only did a work party with a free bar once. Probably 23 years ago now, lesson learnt 
Our Xmas Party was fucking mint. Boozey meal, went and played darts, then a bar, I chipped before the club. Spent £4.19, and nothing bad happened.
Helps when everyone you work with is quite left and liberal and we generally all share the same views – like the entire office was hyped when the Tories went even though the owners are posh and minted haha.
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Same at my place too except for one guy I ended up a in a row with at the end of the night because he loves Donald Trump. He never used to be like this, didn’t care about politics at all but he’s always been massively into videogames and then that gamergate thing happened and he turned to the dark side. Quite sad really.
Those poor guys just want friends but actually need to find a hobby or outlet and friends come with that. If you’re easy influenced and don’t have much between the ears it’s game over wherever you turn for acceptance. There are more things than ever to do with your time but the pull to sit and do nothing and just be somewhere on the interent is too strong so most people just do nothing. irony post of man at work posting pointless opinion on the interent
I don’t want to show off or anything, buut…
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In fairness we’ve had some in the past that were absolutely ace, pre-Covid era. Since then I agree I’m indifferent either way, but £25 towards a Prezzo or something at least shows a bit of appreciation. Getting some Domino’s delivered to the office on Saturday apparently. Woop-de-fucking-doo.
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Just had ours cancelled 10 minutes ago 
There’s only four of us but we’re supposed to be finishing work tomorrow lunchtime then going to the local social club for a few games of pool. I half jokingly said that going home early would be more fun, and the others all agreed.
Fuck yeah😎
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My last day today until the 2nd Jan.
Had a teams message saying ‘Hi Mike’ earlier which is getting ignored until the sender spits it out. Might send a message to a couple of colleagues before I leave today.
Feel like a snooze now.
Ok. On my works do. Going to use this thread to breadcrumb my way to what i got up to last night.
7pm. 4 x drinks so far. Absolutely no dramas and not said anything bad to anyone. Totally fine. Very, very, very close to Lloyds.
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Word. I’ve boyed off all Christmas bullshit this year. Stick your secret santa and your christmas party up your arse.
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3 x more table proseccos.
Yet to call anyone a Michael Fabricant
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Get some shots in! Maybe start arm wrestling. I always have a good time when I’m arm wrestling.
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Oh no made a very, very ironic nice jugs comment to a young lady who I work with who was carrying two massive water jugs.
Checked it and it was taken in the very non-serious way intended but I need to be on alert here.
Don’t want to be even an accidental Gregg Wallace.
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Guilty lelz
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I know. Fuck.
Pretty sure everything is good but this free prosecco just keeps coming.
Water. Lots of.
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