Good intentions?
After a comment made by one of the staff of "Where is the love" as he got up to say a few words at a staff meeting, the boss announced at the next meeting that she'd been thinking about the comment that was made and to show us that management did "care" she would (get her PA to) organise a crimbo party for us (in January). She then proceeded to ask if we wanted to go, could we write our names on a list on the noticeboard and indicate how much we'd like to pay...

On top of that we've never had any crimbo bonuses and the only reason I got my last pay rise was due to the other two peoples in my department leaving and they couldn't afford to lose me (especially as I'd been waving around a jobs paper).

Of course many of the staff wanted a good party so loads of us went out last Friday night and had lots of fun, food and drink at our own expense. Best thing about it was the boss wasn't invited!

My ex told me of the parties she organised for her company (a certain well known fast food chain) They were quite literally a piss-up in a brewery, with muchos entertainment and a load of money put behind the bar - a lot of the staff were underage, so those who were old enough to drink more than made up for it.
(boxit, Wed 22 Dec 2004, 13:59, Reply)