Work Holiday parties?

Where is yours?

I am always in charge of planning ours---this year, we are going to be having Dinner at Carmines Restaurant, at Twin River (Its video slot machines place) in Rhode Island.

I LOVE Carmines!

Our Menu is as follows:

Cold Antipasto
Stuffed Artichokes
Calamari

Penne Al A Vodka

Broccoli
Chicken Marsala
Shrimp Fra Diavlo

Cannolis

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We have ours at Trattoria Alba in the city it is a pain in the A$$ to get there and the room is too small and the DJ sucks, can you feel my excitement???!!!

Message edited 11/7/2007 8:33:14 PM.

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we are going to a small company christmas party at a catering hall. about 10 or so other small companies show up. it is very nice. dj, open bar, cocktail hour and 4 course meal.

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Villa Lombardi's
Not going

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Not sure yet.

They do not call them holiday parties at my place of work. They have been called "annual gatherings". This way the Jehovah's Witnesses can attend. Nice right? WRONG. Last year they made the party on a Friday night so religious Jews couldn't attend. There are enough in my agency (though I am not one of them) for this to be offensive - actually ONE is enough. It is fine and dandy to be PC to accommodate one group, but not at the expense of another.

(rant over)

Message edited 11/7/2007 8:49:46 PM.

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Jackie Reilly's in Levittown

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No one ever goes

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We used to have great ones at hotels, dinner, dancing, card games and way more beer than people should consume in a day! They were so much fun and then boom, one day they just stopped!!!

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Pasta Pasta in Port Jeff...A lunch during the work day. I love it; my old office used to have larger parties at night, but I'd rather be missing work time for it!

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DH's company always has theirs at a nice restaurant in the city. In the past it's been at Jean Georges, the Four Seasons, and Olives. This year is going to be at BLT Fish I'm not very excited since I don't care for seafood.

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Davenport Press in Mineola.... we have to pay though to go.... the school district doesn't pay for us, obviously. it's a good time though!!!

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The Marriott Marquis in Times Square - it's an actual PARTY which is always a good time - Over 500 people attend -

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Being that I worked at a hotel, we had it at the hotel. It was never as exciting, but this way everyone got to go...

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my company is rather large. Its usually at the Hard Rock in NYC. Its 12/6. Food is ok, but pretty much everybody is there to dance and drink. Us Media Folks love to drink. In fact there is usually chug contests, hook-ups, etc. This is after the big head honchos leave. The party really gets started after 8PM.

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most of our office is way upstate- so the small NY Office group will be having a cocktail party

so I am actually looking forward to it

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ours is at the office and it is potluck. we try to do it at a fancy place in NYC but no one is willing to pay up to have it. In the state system, they are not supposed to throw you parties but you can have them if you pay for yourself.

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Ours is going to be at Savannahs in East Meadow..mostly everyone from my dept goes...and we have a really good time!!

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we dont have one my job stinks

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Captain Bills.

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I am having our holiday party in the Darling Harbour area. For those that watch 'Real World' it is right next to where their apartment was.

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Ours is a Rock the Casbah Arabian Nights themed party in a HUGE tent. There will be lots of drinking and hopefully, lots of snogging. We have to pay for part of it, most people are going. Its black tie.

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Ours it at the South Street Seaport- I think it is called Bridgewaters.

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We don't have one. Haven't in a few years. We do have a potluck with the students, so I guess that counts, but we used to go out as well.

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They haven't announced where ours is this year... Last year, it was at the Hard Rock Cafe. I think the year before, it was at Madame Tussaud's. It's usually somewhere pretty good.

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not sure yet