Am I the only one that despises office potlucks, holiday parties and otherwise planned activities with the coworkers? I’m not a fan of my job. It’s safe to say that my coworkers contribute to the lack of enthusiasm about it. Therefore, why do I want to spend my free time with them?
We spend the largest portion of our time at the office. And with that in mind, I don’t like to sacrifice my free time for potlucks over lunch – no, you’re not the next Food Network Star – or on the weekend at the holiday party. I treasure my personal time.
Today is the office Thanksgiving potluck and I see myself being miserable. People break off into their little cliques and it’s like junior high all over again. Can you sense junior high wasn’t a high point? Even more the office is too cheap to provide beverages or dinnerware for that matter. I had to bring a plate and silverware from home. The claim is being green, which I’m not buying, given I just made 5,000 copies of a flyer no one will even read for an upcoming event.
To add insult to injury, I was looking over the list of dishes people are bringing in. I think I better run out for Pepto-Bismo in addition to a beverage. Such a shame the beverage cannot be a six pack.
7 comments:
I'm with you. I always thought that office parties were a pain in the butt.
I didn't like the evening parties either.
Jerry, relieved to know I'm in good company. These people are way too excited about it.
I am actually trying to put together an office happy hour/bar crawl. I think doing social stuff with coworkers on occasion is important, so that they not only see you as a coworker, but a person. And it can help the office dynamic.
But generally adding a shit ton of booze to the mix is a good idea.
Guy, I can see the benefit to it. I won't argue with you on that point. My office is a very diverse group that has little in common. Also during happy hours, booze plus this group is bad. I'm just hoping to keep my head low and get out of here soon.
Hey girl, heard you complain about your job and coworkers many times in your tweets. And that. Sucks. And I feel for you. Big time. But...(and there is a big but!), you are only making things worse with your endlessly negative attitude. Even if that negative attitude is justified. So your job sux, your coworkers suck, boss sux, salary sucks. Weve all been there, done that. Until you get out of there, try to make things slightly less awful. Try not to completely burn bridges. So no one is bringing anything you like to eat? Sorry but thats no whoop. Many an office worker has had to deal with this problem due to serious dietary or allergy rxns etc. Heres what you do...bring your boy. Make fabulous or relaxing plans for afterwards. Dress cute. Not for the office but your your boy and for yourself to feel good. Buy/make something small/cheap that you both will enjoy. Have a glass of wine/cocktail at home or near by before you head in. Be upbeat, easy breazy. Make sure to make nice with bosses/supervisors and give short/cordial hellos/waves to the rest. Then skip out early/after a very short time saying we'd love to stay but we have another commitment-see you monday. And get the F out of there and go do something fun outside of work. Blogs are perfect for ranting and raving and Im glad you have somewhere to vent your frustration. Having done so, now you need to put on your big girl panties, give yourself a kick in the pants, fake a smile and go be a grown-up and make nicey-nice. No one controls your happiness but you. And lately youve been letting others get you down. Chin up. Cheer up. Good luck. And cheers, T.
Toddy, you're right. I made a mistake rushing off thinking the grass was greener. Plans are in the works to figure out what I want to do and make that happen. We spend far too much time at work to not enjoy it.
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