tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30992975.post116456787979264254..comments2023-05-04T04:03:28.452-07:00Comments on Momily: Q. When is it acceptable (even expected) that women act like tramps and men become boozy louts AT WORK?Momilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12601711936352410389noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30992975.post-1166579604424165492006-12-19T17:53:00.000-08:002006-12-19T17:53:00.000-08:00Interesting piece,though I'm going to agree with y...Interesting piece,though I'm going to agree with you - you seem square and librarians are lame partiers. In many other workplaces or offices, D. Sr.'s for example, there probably exists a build up of inter-office tensions during the year. They may be sexual, work related, or even just personal. A party, Christmas or otherwise, is just an excuse to burn it off - show some humanity. Sure, alcohol makes people stupid - that's the point - especially for the inexperienced ones who save it up for one or two parties a year. But having fun, getting stupid then being ashamed tends to build bonds, and it's a shared 'experience' if done in a group setting. Why would these be bad things for people in a work setting? <BR/>You yourself admit it's okay among friends, but first off, how do you know these co-workers(not your own) weren't actually friends, too? Or is the problem with respect - ie. a woman can't be respected if she's having fun and throws her bra? Oh my, you saw men in boxers? Will the insanity never stop? Puking? Gasp! Co-workers aren't Human! They'd never understand! <BR/>Though I must admit a few biases here, I've never been to an Office Christmas Party! And I have no friends. Whew, guess that means I've never gotten drunk and stupid around strangers/non-friends! Oh wait...there was this one time in Deweys with the Guynic[sic] Girls... hahahaJason in Canada.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01824778089323421101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30992975.post-1165564508345119312006-12-07T23:55:00.000-08:002006-12-07T23:55:00.000-08:00Looking forward to my husband's Christmas party th...Looking forward to my husband's Christmas party this weekend - there is always plenty of this kind of free entertainment. Only, I think it's more fun when you're the only sober ones (like us). :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30992975.post-1164822131880410462006-11-29T09:42:00.000-08:002006-11-29T09:42:00.000-08:00I read your latest posting on the inappropriate Ch...I read your latest posting on the inappropriate Christmas party behaviour with interest. Working in the civil service, we don't tend to have Christmas parties (bad optics to have fun at the taxpayers expense). However, I used to work in the private sector and believe the behaviour you are describing is, sadly, par for the course. At my last job, the forty-something boss (married with two kids) spent a large part of the evening making out with a twenty-something junior staffer on the dance floor. Although highly entertaining for the rest of us, I'm not sure either one of them enjoyed being back at work on Monday morning. I tended to avoid the Christmas parties at the first company I worked for, but there were legendary stories of a company-sponsored shooter bar costing thousands of dollars and people not making it to the bathroom in time before throwing up in the hotel ballroom. A guranteed CLM (career limiting move).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com