Parties

Work Christmas Parties - I used to like them a lot.  I suppose it had to do with how they're arranged.  Back in my younger days, I used to work for a forklift company (Clarklift of San Jose), and we usually had a very nice Christmas Party.  We'd dress up and meet somewhere for a nice meal, mingling with the rest of our co-workers and their spouses.  Now that I look back on it, however, one of the nice things about it was it was held on a night when everyone could come and enjoy the festivities.  We held it at different places each year, sometimes with themes.  Those were good times :)

Topical thoughts for today, because it was our Party at my BigBox store.  And there is NEVER a good time to have a gathering for retail employees of any kind, because all don't work the same schedules, the same days, etc.  There is never a time when the store doesn't have people working in it.  So when and where do you have a party? 

"Down the street" at a local place, hall, hotel meeting room just doesn't work, because those who are working at the time don't get to enjoy it.  My store has tried having the party in the building, but where can you seat and feed 300+ employees all in one sitting?  I haven't attended any of our last few parties because the tables to eat at were set up in the cold drafty hallway, and you stared at the same walls you see every day, all day long. Ugh.  Today, the Party was held in the break room, they catered in some Italian food, and it was very good!  The party was more of an all day event, which meant there was room for everyone to have a place to sit for their meal. 

And I won a prize!! 
A $10 gift card to
Coldstone Creamery. 
lol :)