Why I hate the office Christmas party 12 Articles

by Stanley Teater

It may come in the form of an email, a notice tacked up on the bulletin board, or it may even be hand-addressed by the boss's secretary and mailed to your home. No matter how you get it one thing is certain you can't ign...read more

by C. Kay Rowley

Here's an opportunity to express why I "hate" the company Christmas party without being fired, so here they are, in order of importance: Reason #1: The women in the office start talking about what they're going to wear...read more

by Ted Sherman

An old joke seems to emphasize why I hate the office Christmas party: A robber held up a bank and told all the employees to lie flat on the floor. One of the tellers looked over at the boss' pneumatic blonde secretary, ...read more

by Aurora N

Let me see now, why do I hate the office Christmas party? Well, up until about 1999 I used to look forward to the office Christmas party. What better chance to catch up with colleagues and have a good chat and find out a...read more

by Trenna Sue Hiler

Nothing is worse than an order to be cheerful and celebrate. That is essentially what a company Christmas party turns into for me each year. I want to be the company curmudgeon and skip the whole thing, but my spouse ha...read more

by Pat Gray

Why I Hate the Office Christmas Party - Oh goodie - a direct invitation to complain! I have two major problems with the office Christmas (or to be more politically correct, the 'Holiday') party. First, despite ...read more

by Rose Conrad

OK - you may call me a killjoy or a Scrooge if you want, but if there is one thing I really hate it is the office Christmas party. Yes it might be the season to be jolly, but do I really have to be jolly with a crowd of pe...read more

by Sarah J Palmer

I gave up on office parties nine years ago. I like living in that blissful state of ignorance about my colleagues evening antics. On Planet Palmer the people I work with are respectable, well-educated, sophisticated prof...read more

by Johnette Loefgren

It's mandatory and you can't order someone to have fun. Being the manager at a small furniture store,I was informed by the district manager that I had to attend the Christmas party. That immediately turns you off. My spous...read more

by Stephanie Andrews

It is such a complete waste of time. Another constructive evening of my life utterly wasted. Everyone is all smiles, pretexts and even worse still. A lot of backstabbing takes place by those desperate co-workers who do no...read more

by Rae Lynne Morvay

Truth be told I always loved the company Christmas parties but there were certain elements about them that I did not like. I have never liked and will never like that people gossip at the company Christmas parties. I...read more

by Marc Steel

The office Christmas party; a time where the whole workforce really gets to know each. Everyone gets the chance to let their inhibitions go, with the help of a little inebriation and have a good time together. This will be...read more