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19 Dec 2007, 1:17 pm

We had our bi-annual department breakfast today, at one of the nicest restaurants by the lovely sea. The company paid for everything.

The politics was so accute that nobody had a good time. We smalltalked, swallowed the breakfast, smiled, left.

The time allocated for the event was 2 hours, but after one hour and a half we left because everyone was dying to go. Ten people having a miserable time and trying like hell to look as if they were having a great time.

The joys of the NT society. What we're missing for not being like them, aaaah!


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19 Dec 2007, 1:33 pm

What was the breakfast about?

It is proberbly the stress of Christmas and Christmas shopping and remember some colleagues don't get on well in a social environment but get on well in there work place because 'they are in the same situation'



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19 Dec 2007, 1:40 pm

Christmas shopping in the Middle East?????


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19 Dec 2007, 1:41 pm

Sorry I didn't realise you were in the middle east. I should look more carefully at people locations in future.



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19 Dec 2007, 3:19 pm

MrMacPhisto wrote:
What was the breakfast about?

Isn't breakfast about food? :wink:


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19 Dec 2007, 3:22 pm

I had hot chocolate and a huge portion of politics on both sides. :wink:


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19 Dec 2007, 3:23 pm

Well I suppose if you are miserable it doesn't matter if you are NT or AS. As you learned today. :)



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19 Dec 2007, 3:27 pm

Yes, today I did realize that they're not better off than me. The location was lovely, so I got up very early and arrived over an hour before everyone. I sat at a coffee-shop by the sea with a cup of tea and browsed travel brochures. They all arrived panting at the last minute, did their politics act as best as they could, and left quickly. I strolled back to the car in peace.


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19 Dec 2007, 3:29 pm

Greentea wrote:
Yes, today I did realize that they're not better off than me. The location was lovely, so I got up very early and arrived over an hour before everyone. I sat at a coffee-shop by the sea with a cup of tea and browsed travel brochures. They all arrived panting at the last minute, did their politics act as best as they could, and left quickly. I strolled back to the car in peace.


What kind of politics were they selling? Did they fund this breakfast?


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19 Dec 2007, 4:41 pm

That's one thing I love about being retired, I don't have to fight office politics eight hours a day.

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19 Dec 2007, 10:03 pm

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That's one thing I love about being retired, I don't have to fight office politics eight hours a day.


Is that your photo as an avatar, you don't look old enough to retire...

Maybe I need to move to Hungary


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19 Dec 2007, 10:23 pm

A bit of socializing is nice, but in very small doses ;)



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20 Dec 2007, 12:13 am

I absolutely hate office politics :x


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20 Dec 2007, 2:17 am

I mostly don't even notice office politics and am always startled when someone tells me what's going on underneath the surface. On the other hand, I still have to concentrate on things like remembering to say goodbye before I leave and working out if I should be doing more eye-contact or change my tone of voice.



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20 Dec 2007, 3:07 am

Thank you for letting me know of the glories of NT society. I am now miserable in my AS and desperate to become normal and thus better. :lol:


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20 Dec 2007, 4:54 am

I had a lovely time at my office christmas lunch.. I was fortunate to sit between my quiet, calm boss and a man who talked and talked about his holidays, and grandchildren, so I didnt have to small talk with anyone. I think it was a nice group in general but i noted my stress levels were lower than I thought they would be.


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