SO's not invited to holiday dinner/WWYD?
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SO's not invited to holiday dinner/WWYD?
| Mon, 12-08-2008 - 4:11pm |
My company just emailed me the info on our holiday dinner. Its semi-formal and the doctors are hosting it. Spouses and SO's are not invited. I suppose that is to keep down the cost. It is just dinner and a gift exchange at a rather pricey restaurant.
I feel bad that BE can't go. I'd rather that they had it a reasonable priced venue so that we could bring our SO's. But I feel obligated to go. What would you do?

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Ugh. Now
I feel for
Rebecca, I agree with you.
Well... being an employer I can see why they wouldn't want to extend the invitation to the partners, since that would incur twice the cost... and it's really not about throwing a party for the family of the workers... it's about the WORKERS.
Yes, it's NICE to include the partners, but like Rebecca pointed out- what if you're single? Then you either have to find a date or go third wheel :(
It's a nice dinner out, not a trip to the Caribbean- go and have a nice time and snuggle BE when you get back. No need to stay out all night, is there?
Christmas parties are traditionally with family or at least SO's. I would boycott it in protest.
Laurie
Thanks, all.
I've decided to go. Its just from 6-9pm so its not a late nighter. I brought it up last night to BE and he said if I feel I should go due to work politics then he thinks I should. I'll go and take full advantage of the really good wine the docs always order for these funtions. But I won't drink TOO much...that would look bad stumbling home after a few too many lol.
Plus given the fact that holiday season is already busy, so giving up an evening out WITHOUT your SO is asking a lot, IMHO.
Well I think that is great.
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Awww.....I'm glad you were able to at least be with your sweetheart
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