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Do you have decorations up, take mince pies into the office, have a bottle of sherry in the office, and generally turn the last week before Christmas into a very relaxed time, or, do you think that the office is strictly for work and Christmas has no place in the office ?

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By tom123
16th Dec 2012 08:01

No decorations - sets the alarm off

We have no decorations up, as they swirl in the air currents and set the alarms off. We do, however, have an all staff buffet planned for the last day, and bottles of wine for everyone.

Company policy to raffle all gifts received from suppliers - although they are getting much rarer these days.

We have run a 'mince pie test' - the winners so far are morrisons with corvoisier (spelling?)

 

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By sarah douglas
21st Dec 2012 17:48

Love Decorations

Hi 

Yes it is one time of the year .  One of ex my clients banned receipts of Christmas cards which I thought was just rude.  Some of the card were quite genuine.   You still have to do your work but there is nothing nicer then a tree and chilling with staff as long as it is genuine.  I really do not see the need to distrust people. 

Mind you went to an office one last week and had a sore head the next day, but it was a really good laugh as we did party hard . 

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By User deleted
16th Dec 2012 09:07

Joys of home office

Decorations up, fairy lights, minimal work now the paid stuff is done, games with the dog. I think the Christmas movies on the portable dvd player will start this week to get me in the mood proper and I may have a glass or two of wine every day as well since you mentioned alcohol.

I remember the first practice I was in - there were probably some decorations but we worked up to lunch on Christmas Eve, went out for lunch together then played games in the afternoon. We'd have much preferred to just go home!

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By Steve McQueen
16th Dec 2012 17:11

Baarh humbug...

...no decorations, work up to next Friday as if nothing is different and then expected to be in the following week save for Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

 

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By Steve Holloway
17th Dec 2012 07:48

Another home office ...

no decorations yet as Mrs H has had to work the last two weekends and I'm not allowed to do it by myself. I have been allowed an advent calendar though and the radio is up a notch on usual volume ... well it is Christmas!

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By mrme89
17th Dec 2012 10:28

I’m in industry and we have

I’m in industry and we have our decorations up, Christmas tree included. Although the office is decorated it doesn’t feel festive – mainly due to the deadlines that need to be met this week. It’s our works Christmas meal on Thursday evening at a Moroccan restaurant, deadlines will be complete and I’m sure that’s when the wind down for Christmas will begin properly.

 

We are working xmas eve, but it won’t be a full day – usually just an hour or two (which is a pain for me having to do a 50 mile round trip!). I will still look forward to the drive home though on xmas eve, throw the keys in the house and go for a pint or two with my dad and friends down the local.

 

I agree with Tom123 that gifts from suppliers are rare nowadays. We used to receive enough to give something to each employee by means of raffle with surplus to raffle off for a charity, these days we barely receive enough to have a sip of wine each.  

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By Steve Holloway
17th Dec 2012 11:04

My favourite works Christmas ....

was at my first practice back in the mid eighties. Nice and simple ... stop work at lunchtime and everyone went to the local pub (also a client!) and the partners paid for a free bar and a decent buffet. When the practice grew the budget went up and we were all taken somewhere smarter but nothing ever matched those early days. I think it helped that many of us were of a similar age, will have finished our exams a couple of weeks earlier and office relationships were rife!!

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By User deleted
17th Dec 2012 11:27

Decorations ...

... went up Monday 3rd, mega mix carols and seasonal song playlist on loop on media player, Works do this pm.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

So SteveM, which one of the two miserable gits on the left are you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ij8BpOa-Pg&feature=player_embedded

 

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By Monsoon
17th Dec 2012 13:38

Very Merry!

Loads of decorations, a bit of xmas music, and we're having an office curry for lunch later in the week (this on top of the evening do a few weeks ago!).

The thought of opting for boring or ordinary when I have can be anything but isn't worth contemplating.

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By Canary Boy
18th Dec 2012 09:00

Nothing at all in

the office. Wouldn't know it was Christmas.

Finish on Friday as usual (6.00 pm).

BUT then we all get together on Christmas Day for lunch. All the families invited too!

 

 

 

 

(Well, we are a family firm and Mrs C wouldn't have it any other way)

 

Merry Christmas all  ;~)

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By Tom 7000
21st Dec 2012 15:05

Hell yeah

and we went to Monte Carlo for our xmas party and and andand  ..it was less than £150 a head and so the tax man paid his share

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By Matty1969
21st Dec 2012 16:10

XXXX Xmas

Our boss left around Midday to go for a Xmas knees up with his old firm which he left almost two decades ago and left all the other staff to hold the fort for the rest of the day. Of course he wouldn't deign to mix with his own staff, he might have to put his hand in his own pocket!

The few concessions that have been made for Xmas have come from the other staff (usually the female staff if I'm 100% honest). One plus we're not working Xmas Eve, but in for the rest of the time.

Obviously I don't want to sound bitter but with all the whooping and hollering I can hear from outside I basically am bitterly embittered. 

Luckily I have the Samaritans on my speed dial list.

 

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By petersaxton
21st Dec 2012 16:37

Bosses getting rounds in

I've know a few firms where bosses get rounds in and then the other staff do the same. I've then seen their expenses claims when the bosses get the money back but the rest of the staff don't.

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By User deleted
21st Dec 2012 17:19

reminds me ...

of a late friend of mine, first to the pub and last to the bar.

Dead at 25 (illness) with a mound of cash in the bank - salutary lesson there methinks

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By John Cotter
21st Dec 2012 18:00

Family business and joy

My son and I managed a suasage roll and a pint in an extended 45 minute pub lunch, but now to start celebrating in true style.  Just finishing Friday night 6ish and a bit to do on Christmas Eve and back to it mid next week.

No decorations in the office, but our street is ablaze with lights criss crossing up the street as we look up the hill towards rhe village pub from the office.

Merry Christmas all at AW.

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By Tom 7000
24th Dec 2012 09:28

@matty 1969

Thats not very good.

 

Is he retiring? If so I will buy it and you can come to ours next year, not sure where yet but in the last few years we have been to Oslo, Chamonix, Venice, Amsterdam, Montecarlo

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