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  1. My company are having two; one for this office and another larger at HQ. I have always worked in the financial industry and while the parties have become more casual they are still a lot of fun. Interestingly, I worked for one of the main banks for 4 years from 2001 to 2005. In that time, the main Christmas party was cancelled twice due to company cut backs.

  2. Our party has been scrapped this year, the first time in 25 years…owing to the current economic climate of course…!!!!

  3. Id say alot of places are using it as an excuse Lorraine. Its a shame really, I think the Christmas party is a great time to get to know colleagues if you dont usually socialise outside work and doesn’t hurt morale either.

  4. I’ve never had my Christmas party paid for. Always had to pay my own. But then I’ve worked in the public sector for the last ten years and I’ve never experienced a bonus either. So no change this year.

  5. I took redundancy from my job in August, and went back to college. My lovely workmates have kindly invited me to the work party. A restaurant are coming in to cater, and there will be lashings of beer and wine. It’s definitely on a smaller scale than other years, as was last year’s, but I think more fun for it.

  6. Must add that I have always paid for one of the usual two Christmas parties but then I dont have a job for life. 😀

  7. Ha ha! Rercy, I just stumbled across this post again. Vomited on the table! Wonderful.