Okay, I’m not against anyone who prefers to live a non-alcoholic lifestyle…but don’t cram that fucking shit down my throat.
Background:
My husband’s boss is getting everyone together at a nice hotel for a company Christmas party (management only). The boss’ wife refuses to have any tipe of alcoholic drinks available at this Christmas party.
So, to compromise, the company is having their Christmas party on a Sunday :smack: and having an open bar only for ONE hour.
Mind you…last year, the boss had everyone over his house ON A SUNDAY night for a company Christmas party. Again, no alcohol was served. :smack:
Now, my husband’s boss enjoys the occasional drink. But what the fuck is wrong with is bible throwing wife!!! It angers me. I mean she is not running the company!!! Idiots!
Not to mention the fact that she is a horrible hostess. Okay, fine, no alcohol, at least TALK with your guests. :smack:
I’m just so pissed about this!!! I mean it’s a Christmas party!! Lighten up!
Fucking religious idiots :smack: I don’t think I can take anymore. For crying out loud.
I feel better now. Thanks. Looking forward to ANOTHER boring fundamentalist Christmas party. Yea fun. :rolleyes:
Thanks for letting me rant. I feel much better now.
Not that I would consider her party much fun, but in their defense, if anyone gets stinko and crashes their car, the company is responsible (as well as boss + wife). A lot of companies are skipping the fun part altogether. All I can say is drink fast!
How is “inviting you to a party at which alcohol will be served briefly or not at all” equivalent to “cramming [their lifestyle] down your throat”? Is going without alcohol for that period of time such a hardship? It’s the host’s choice (1) to throw the party at all and (2) to serve whatever refreshments he chooses. (Or what his wife chooses, if he’s that whipped, but that’s his problem, not yours.) It’s your choice whether you think you will find the party to be a pleasant experience, and whether to accept or decline the invitation.
You also don’t seem to like the boss’s wife very much anyway – so why are you so upset that she doesn’t talk to the guests? I’d think you’d want her to keep her distance.
If you’re “obligated” to go, then put in an appearance for 15 minutes, shake everyone’s hand, and then leave and go do your drinking somewhere else.
I’m glad your rant made you feel better, but to me there are some logical holes there that one could drive a truck through.
I feel your pain… most of the time after dealing with a fundi at a party I am usially wanting a beer. To bad you have the misfortune of having to go to a party run by said fundi who refuses to serve alcohol. It’s truely a bad situiation… {{{{{Siemsi}}}}}
Take a flask labled “holy water” and fill it with gin.
Actually, my husband and I were contemplating brining a fifth of tequila, complete with limes and salt, and doing shots at the table with other couples.
But you want to force a situation that you call “normal”. Why can’t you just go or not go as you please, and let other people host parties however they want to host them? For that matter, why don’t you host a separate party and offer alcohol?
Okay…once again. It is a PUBLIC company. Not a PRIVATE company.
Most large companies have alcohol at COMPANY Christmas parties.
His boss was not throwing this party (as he did last year in his own home)…just arranging the time/place/etc. That is why I’m pissed at his wife for pushing (yes, pushing) her beliefs that there should be no alcohol. She is not running the company, she does not own the company.
Seemed like a plan to me.
I agree with Scarlett. Make an “appearance” if the no booze thing pisses you off that much. It’s not like you don’t have options.
