Office Christmas lunch

milliebear00001

I am not going to mine because I live some distance from work and know I will be totally knackered by the date (I am a teacher and party is on the last day oif term). I don't enjoy this sort of 'enforced' cleebration. They are work-colleagues, rather than friends (although I have worked in other places where my colleagues were definitely friends as well).

I just told them I wasn't going because of the distance and that fact I'd be knackered/wouldn't enjoy it. It's the truth, like it or lump it. Probably some people will think I am anti-social or not a full 'team-player', but I don't really care about that.

Savvy_Sue

Louise41 wrote: »

I have got my xmas meal tomorrow with the team I work with and I don't want to go. Mainly because I don't like a couple of them as they are nasty about everyone (me included I bet). They upset me today (and I am a tough cookie :-)
I don't want to spend approx £60 with the meal cost and taxis to the place plus a couple of drinks. So what could I say to say I am not going? I fancy like telling them the truth but then we have all got work again Monday so I don't want to cause an atmosphere. Any suggestions would be greatly received - thanx

I'd have a bad headache by the end of the day, I'm sure. or be brewing a cold / sore throat / cough. although I'd probably have said "sorry no" a bit earlier.

some of my colleagues used to go to occasional Karaoke nights - in one way I'd have loved to go but I just can't 'do' noisy places any more because of my hearing problems.

londoner1998

Louise41 wrote: »

Thanx Tara. I have no children so thats a no go and the ice has almost gone near me. So, I am thinking of saying my dads called and needs to see me asap. Bloody hate telling fibs but i just can't be false and sit there with a bunch of folk who wind me up (think the world owes them a favour type) and spend money that could be used for a better cause........

Oh, I so understand you, Louise- this is precisely my problem- I know (because this happens pretty much every day) that they will start gosipping about collegues (senior collegues ) in a very !!!!!y way, and I just don't want to hear it. I don't want to hear and I don;t want to take part. I don't like it. I intent to have a successful career (redundancies permitting) and it is against my philisophy to talk behind people's back, it makes me feel very uneasy. It also makes me think- what stops them from talking about me?
I dont; want to see them gettign !!!!ed either- like somebody else said, I rather choose my own company...
This and the Secret Santa seems to a a seasonal epidemic...:o