Emma_1983
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I have nothing against people on maternity leave, I cant wait for that day myself
But I just mean she made herself look ridiculous.
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I have nothing against people on maternity leave, I cant wait for that day myself
But I just mean she made herself look ridiculous.russellventilla
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Emma_1983
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you only gonna take one day?
Hopefully not
Morbyd
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Mine starts in an hour... I'll report back tomorrow but I'm expecting most of the intrigue to happen afterward, not in the venue itself
Already a bit of office politics lining up between the ambitious "ass kisser in chief" and the "person who does little but keeps her job because she's been around forever." It's the latter who organized the party. The former had his secretary send out an email soliciting post-party comments. Let the backstabbing begin!
(oh, and I'm sure there'll be various drunken hook-ups but I won't hear about them because I'm always the last to find these things out...)
Already a bit of office politics lining up between the ambitious "ass kisser in chief" and the "person who does little but keeps her job because she's been around forever." It's the latter who organized the party. The former had his secretary send out an email soliciting post-party comments. Let the backstabbing begin!
(oh, and I'm sure there'll be various drunken hook-ups but I won't hear about them because I'm always the last to find these things out...)
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Emma_1983
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Mine starts in an hour... I'll report back tomorrow but I'm expecting most of the intrigue to happen afterward, not in the venue itself
Already a bit of office politics lining up between the ambitious "ass kisser in chief" and the "person who does little but keeps her job because she's been around forever." It's the latter who organized the party. The former had his secretary send out an email soliciting post-party comments. Let the backstabbing begin!
(oh, and I'm sure there'll be various drunken hook-ups but I won't hear about them because I'm always the last to find these things out...)
Morbyd
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Woke up at 2pm and only made it to the office at 5 today
Great night! Good food. Good atmosphere. Solid live performances from several Russian pop and rock acts. Lots of drinking, dancing, flirting, etc. Not sure if there were any interesting hook-ups or significant incidents of any sort, as I didn't see anything of note. Colleagues current and former in attendance... 380 in total.
The aforementioned "ass kisser in chief" got up on stage with the last band to do a couple of songs and stood there like a moron occasionally yelling a line or two atonally into the mic.
I decided to one-up him and had the main organizer arrange for me to do a song too I wowed the crowd with a rendition of Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams". Only remembered I'd done this about a half-hour after waking up today. Apparently, there's a video of it floating around the office too
This morning, the main organizer fought back and had her secretary send out an email that all post-party comments should go to her, not the ass-kisser. Office politics are funny...
Great night! Good food. Good atmosphere. Solid live performances from several Russian pop and rock acts. Lots of drinking, dancing, flirting, etc. Not sure if there were any interesting hook-ups or significant incidents of any sort, as I didn't see anything of note. Colleagues current and former in attendance... 380 in total.
The aforementioned "ass kisser in chief" got up on stage with the last band to do a couple of songs and stood there like a moron occasionally yelling a line or two atonally into the mic.
I decided to one-up him and had the main organizer arrange for me to do a song too
I wowed the crowd with a rendition of Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams". Only remembered I'd done this about a half-hour after waking up today. Apparently, there's a video of it floating around the office too This morning, the main organizer fought back and had her secretary send out an email that all post-party comments should go to her, not the ass-kisser. Office politics are funny...
Mine was yesterday too.
Great food, great venue and the civilised side of it was fine but I did my announced cinderella run away about 40 minutes later they opened the free bar, just when the CEO was giving away big fat havan cigars...
And after seeing the pictures that someone uploaded to the common server I am stronger in my opinion that there's nothing more traumatic than seeing my workmates drunk but I confess I would love to see the HHRR mad woman chief falling in the middle of the dance floor and the financial director singing New York New York with the CEO doing the chorus
Great food, great venue and the civilised side of it was fine but I did my announced cinderella run away about 40 minutes later they opened the free bar, just when the CEO was giving away big fat havan cigars...
And after seeing the pictures that someone uploaded to the common server I am stronger in my opinion that there's nothing more traumatic than seeing my workmates drunk but I confess I would love to see the HHRR mad woman chief falling in the middle of the dance floor and the financial director singing New York New York with the CEO doing the chorus
Morbyd
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All of them are... I think I was the only foreigner there.
What sense of humor thing?
I think it's the same here as anywhere... and they're a bit more forgiving of drunken antics than we are back West... although there's usually plenty of post-party gossip...
All of them are... I think I was the only foreigner there.
What sense of humor thing?
I think it's the same here as anywhere... and they're a bit more forgiving of drunken antics than we are back West... although there's usually plenty of post-party gossip...
oh, and i want to speak to you about a potential moscow trip!!
sums up the one for me this year.
i left at 11pm after meal to leave the other 3 to it.
turns out my porn watching boss practically begged the doormen at the sanderson hotel to let them in, and even went as far as slipping him a 20 to get in.
anyway, they all ended up at spearmint rhino's till 4am.
Morbyd
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Oi!! Do tell! PM, email or Facebook me or whatever...
oh, and i want to speak to you about a potential moscow trip!!
Was at the Liverpool FC xmas party last night..........
Starter-Sour Grapes
Main Course - Plaice (probably 6th possibly 5th)
Pudding - Selection from Ngog, Dossena,Lucas or Degan
At the Bar ,no Doubles Trebles or Carling Premier.
Selection of Whines served by Spanish guy with dodgy beard.
All Drinks were served in Plastic glasses as cups were hard to find.
Rafa did his party trick of making 250 million disappear into thin air.
Starter-Sour Grapes
Main Course - Plaice (probably 6th possibly 5th)
Pudding - Selection from Ngog, Dossena,Lucas or Degan
At the Bar ,no Doubles Trebles or Carling Premier.
Selection of Whines served by Spanish guy with dodgy beard.
All Drinks were served in Plastic glasses as cups were hard to find.
Rafa did his party trick of making 250 million disappear into thin air.
Buckley
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I bumped into a man crying uncontrollably outside a department store in Liverpool yesterday, and all he could go on about was how he hates this time of year, dressing up in a ridiculous red outfit and embarrassing himself in front of thousands of people. I said, "Look, Mr.Gerrard, you chose to play for Liverpool."
oh, and i want to speak to you about a potential moscow trip!!
Hey, I have been thinking of a trip to Moscow too next year... Maybe a Spotlight reunion in Red Square is in order.
Emma_1983
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I know this is how the banter works, but like Jammy said elsewhere, considering how bad we've been, IMO worst since souness, I'm pretty happy to be where we are. Not that that is any consolation mind.