Office Christmas PartiesMy office this year is having Christmas lunch. In the office. On some desks we are going to clear the monitors off. The computers underneath will keep running as we are behind on some deadlines and need to keep rendering.
OK, so some people aren't getting anything, but how Scrooge-like are your bosses when it comes to Christmas?
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chthonic, Thu 16 Dec 2004, 14:42)
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Bolox timingNot Xmas but New year's Eve, but it's still part of the festering season, right?
Anywho, divided my time between working as an actor (proper one, with Equity Card and everything) and stints in a local toyshop. Owned by a guy more or less my age (late 20's) who I thought had become a mate over the years. I even helped him set the original store up (he currently has three in the area now).
Had just finished doing a national tour of a kids' TV show, and had been asked if I wanted to do a second run of it from mid-January. Turned it down, as the boss had said how desperate he was for good staff (and I knew me toys n games, believe me!), so I started working for him again at the beginning of December (note to customers: December in toyshops is a fecking MARE for the staff, so be nice to them!) Gave me a "temporary verbal contract" as it was "too late in the year to sort out anything official".
New Year's Eve, his missus comes into the store (he was conveniently off0site at one of the other shops) and 'just in passing' says "Oh by the way, today is your last day."
Rang him at the other store, told him exactly what I thought of him, using words that would be changed to cranberry and watermelon on this site, using a phone on the shop floor in front of all his loyal customers, then walked out to a smattering of applause. Was almost worth nearly defaulting on me mortgage for that!
(, Fri 17 Dec 2004, 12:50, Reply)
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