Cellar Scribblings

[serious crayons]

My boss here at work is talking about getting everyone out for an afternoon of bowling!  I think it would be fun!

We switched around teams a few times. In the last round, people with roughly equivalent skills were teamed together. I was on the loser team, along with my boss. We joked that our special team signature was that we'd all throw one gutter ball in every turn.

[Jeff Wrangler]

My boss here at work is talking about getting everyone out for an afternoon of bowling!  I think it would be fun!

Our holiday bowling expedition was on company time, as are all the holiday parties. Otherwise, nobody would attend! 

[CellarDweller]

We switched around teams a few times. In the last round, people with roughly equivalent skills were teamed together. I was on the loser team, along with my boss. We joked that our special team signature was that we'd all throw one gutter ball in every turn.

My team on the league isn't much better.  Our team name is "Bearly Bowling".  lol

[CellarDweller]

Our holiday bowling expedition was on company time, as are all the holiday parties. Otherwise, nobody would attend! 

Well, I think it would start off on company time, and then end up on personal  time. we'd have to see about that.

[serious crayons]

Our holiday bowling expedition was on company time, as are all the holiday parties. Otherwise, nobody would attend! 

Since I'm a contract worker, I always count company parties as billable working hours. But they're fun enough that I'd almost go anyway. They always feature free food, open bars and interesting venues. And I like most of my coworkers.

[Jeff Wrangler]

Since I'm a contract worker, I always count company parties as billable working hours. But they're fun enough that I'd almost go anyway. They always feature free food, open bars and interesting venues. And I like most of my coworkers.

Wow! They let you bill them for time spent attending a party?

Our parties have been mixed bags over the years. There is always free food, rarely free liquor, sometimes interesting venues. But we all do generally get along well.

[CellarDweller]

Hiya BetterMost friends!




Took today off as I was out late last night for the Oscar party, it was a lot of fun.



Doing laundry now, and I feel like I could take a nap.  lol

[CellarDweller]

Hiya BetterMost friends!




LOL, well,  with as little as I drink lately, if that's all it takes to have an intervention, a lot more people would be having them.

 

Happy hump day everyone!  Hope that the rest of the week goes by quickly, and we slide our way to the weekend!

[brianr]

What is an intervention?

I want to tell you that yesterday I went to our Town Hall and swore allegiance to New Zealand.
I am now proud to be a Kiwi.
I took 4 friends to lunch beforehand. My sister sent me the money for the lunch. I know she would have liked to come but it would have been a waste of money to fly so far when she was here last October and she and her husband are coming to NZ on a cruise and (weather gods permitting) the ship will spend a day in Dunedin on April 11.

[serious crayons]

Wow! They let you bill them for time spent attending a party?

Well, it's on the honor system, so I guess it's my decision when I add up my hours to invoice. But I think it seems reasonable. The parties are explicitly organized as team-bonding events. The free food and drinks and interesting venues are nice, but I can't say I'd necessarily attend them if I didn't work there. It's similar to having dinner with a potential client.

Besides, it's a global Fortune 500 corporation; as a contract worker I don't get health insurance, PTO or any other benefits, so I figure they can pay me for a couple of hours of partying now and then.

Justifying, much? 

Recently the boss sent out a message saying she'd be hosting a happy hour that very evening to introduce someone from another office. I asked a coworker if she was planning to go. "I don't think we have a choice," she said. (That seemed a little extreme, but still.)