My department at my new job is having a happy hour tonight, and the first drink is on my tequila-loving boss. What do you think, should I go?
Pros:
- Free tequila. The good stuff.
- Bonding time with my smart, fun, childless coworkers.
- It's the holidays, man.
- It doesn't start until 6pm, and I usually leave at 4:30.
- I'd be sticking Todd with getting the kids dinner and ready for bed by himself.
- Tonight we're starting a new "Liam sleeps alone" program. Would my not being there for bedtime set us up for failure?
9 comments:
well, hmm. my .02, and obviously not necessarily what you ought to follow. but since you asked...
i would go. you're new at the gig, and it would probably be to your advantage to make it to the first party. that being said, you don't have to stay too late. one drink, a little schmooze, and then, oh, it's 8:15? it's late, so sorry. just make sure you take a cab if you overindulge. if you're really sunk, call. (uhm. now that i think of it... i'm not getting out of my IVIG cocktail party until about 7pm tonight, so now that i think of it, the cab is probably your better bet. but i would try if you needed me.)
todd is a very capable dude. i know he's "not the mama" so that part cannot be changed. that being said, you probably ought to start the "liam goes to bed alone" regime when you're both there; otherwise, you set poor todd up as the bad sleep cop. no one wants to be the bad sleep cop (except my BS, but that's a whole other matter.)can you start the official launch of liamfest tomorrow, when you're both home?
and at the risk of enraging parents everywhere, CIO was a godsend in our house. a gentler CIO, but CIO nonetheless. otherwise, everyone in our house would have gone 'round the bend.
::ducking::
good luck, whatever you do!
chief information officer? what does that have to do with a kid sleeping?
i live a 2 hour commute away from the office, & i never go to happy hours etc. my ex-coworker who is in recovery also never went to any of the functions, & it didn't seem to affect his job or other people's esteem of him... we still invite him to staff lunches, & he still comes. everyone loves the guy & no one expects him to party.
for me personally, i make a really bad impression when i'm doing something i feel obligated to do but my heart's not in it. i'd probably say "go to a bar for happy hour on the friday before xmas holiday? are you nuts! you folks have stronger constitutions than i do. god bless & tell me how it was on wednesday."
Go to the party and enjoy yourself. Have a drink, you deserve it. Especially after this past week...and I know you know what I mean. By the way, so sorry about all that crap.
Maybe with you away tonight, you should start the Liam sleeping alone tomorrow. Get the little guy good and tired.. run him around the block a couple of times.. hee hee.
xo,
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I know if it were my two-year-old, I'd go to the party and enjoy myself, and wait to start the sleeping alone thing until tomorrow. But, knowing the company for which you now work, I can assure you there will be many, many opportunities to go out for drinks and make a good impression. Speaking of, how was the Christmas party? Where was the Christmas party?
It was pretty lavish. Held at the Halcyon House, with Moroccan-themed food and entertainment. You can read about it on Nylonthread's blog
I read the other post and it sounds swanky! I'm always up for a big par-tay but didn't get a chance to tell you to go!
How did Liam's first night of solo sleeping go?
Oh sleeping alone ... I dream of someday sleeping a full night without sharing my half of the bed with husband, son and cat.
:)
Unfortunate for my wife and I we were never blessed with kids,that was the problem for me in my first marriage as well.
As far as office parties thay ar ea drag for me,I don't drink(been sober for 17 years so far)My late Father had a great saying:"one is too many and a Vat would never be enough."
So the only thing we have ever dealt with was a whole bunce of pets in bed at once.When we first moved into our condo we had 3 cats then one more adopted us,But that is a story for my blog.
Hope that you and your Hubby finally resolved the you sleep here problem.Mike Golch
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