holiday par-tay

nothing says christmas/hanukkah/kwanzaa/atheist holiday of choice like the notorious company holiday party. my previous job - they certainly knew how to throw a party. in my first year, we had an all-inclusive 8-midnight party at a local restaurant/bar. employees were hammered, drinks were spilled, bosses were dancing on tables - it was spectacular.

so the next year, i think they realized that was a bit over the top, and out of budget, so we had an afternoon bowling party. the whole company left work at noon and hit the lanes. beers, buffet style food, bowling tournament, stale stench of cigarettes - what more could you ask for? it was a great time. (also, it was my last day of work at that company, so it was superb)

well, now that i'm with my new company for the first holiday party experience, i had high hopes of something super cool - like karaoke at chili's. i was greatly disappointed the day i received this email:

Hi!
You are invited to our Holiday Party! We will have
appetizers, desserts, soda and water.
We will also have a raffle to give away 3 Gift Baskets!
When: Tuesday, 12/18/07
Where: 2nd Floor of our building, in the open area outside of the
administration offices
Time: 4pm-6pm
*You do not need to RSVP
**You will be given your raffle tickets at the party
Thanks and hope to see you there!

so not only does this holiday party not involve drinks, it happens from 4pm - 6pm, when our business closes 5pm. Merry Christmas! Feel free to stay at work an hour late!

and to make it worse, the location ("the open area outside of the admin offices") is actually the open area right f-ing next to my desk. i couldn't even skip it if i wanted to. sons of bitches.

so in about an hour and a half, i'll be enjoying a tasty dessert accompanied by a bottle of water, all on the company's dime. grrrrrreat.

and if your holiday party doesn't suck as much as mine, i don't want to hear about it.