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Posted November 21, 2011
Guys,

I need an excuse to get out of the office christmas party for this new job I've got. Thing is, I don't want to be labeled as anti-social before I've even started. However I really hate Christmas parties.

As it happens I don't celebrate Christmas, though that's on the grounds of lazyness rather than religion, however I'm wondering if that could be used.

It's on a Wednesday, so it will be hard to invent some other social commitment I've made.

Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Posted November 21, 2011
Tell them you're a tradicional Jew :D
Posted November 21, 2011
Tell them partying just not your style.
Posted November 21, 2011
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Fenixp: Tell them you're a tradicional Jew :D
Problem is, my general contempt for all religion would quickly become apparent during the course of working there. Thus revealing my deceit.
Posted November 21, 2011
Invent a relative and have it die 2-3 weeks before, so that you are still in mourning at the time of the party and "it just wouldn't feel right partying".

Dark but effective ;)
Posted November 21, 2011
Gotta go get your flu shot and a check-up.

Which you may as well do during that time anyways surrounded by all those dirty, dirty office workers.
Posted November 21, 2011
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Aningan: Invent a relative and have it die 2-3 weeks before, so that you are still in mourning at the time of the party and "it just wouldn't feel right partying".

Dark but effective ;)
The bastards will want to drop by and pay their respects... no, this needs something more devious.

Break your leg, man.
Posted November 21, 2011
"Sacrifice" one of your family members for the cause, though that one is kind of the "go to" excuse and if the family member ever shows up healthy or alive (if you went to extremes) the gist might be up.

You can always go for the significant other having bought tickets to go somewhere. Find an event on the paper that happens wednesday night and just work from there. You don't even have to pretend to want to go to the event but since your significant other spent money on the tickets and can't resell them, refusing to go is not an option. If it's a theater play, you can always say one of the actors is a friend/family member of your significant other, to make it more of a personal commitment.

edit: Maybe scrap the "friend in the play" bit if it makes anyone think you can get the tickets for free.
Post edited November 21, 2011 by El_Caz
Posted November 21, 2011
Caring for a relative, amount of times i could have said im looking after my niece to get out of stuff amazes me when I look back at my stupidity. Shopping in Glasgow? nope niece needs looking after. *plays games and does shopping online*
Posted November 21, 2011
Tell them you're joining Blizzard to celebrate Christmas through WoW's Christmas event.
Posted November 21, 2011
On the day of the party you could call them up and tell them that you've just got in a car accident, nothing too serious, but can't make it to the party.
Posted November 21, 2011
come on, just go to the party and get dirty drunk, vomit on your supervisor and ask your company's accountant to marry you... that's what I intent to do on our Christmas party :D

EDIT: oh, the point... well, the point is, they'll never ask you to go to the Christmas party again ;)
Post edited November 21, 2011 by Kunovski
Posted November 21, 2011
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Profanity: On the day of the party you could call them up and tell them that you've just got in a car accident, nothing too serious, but can't make it to the party.
I've played the sick card in the past, however the drawback of it this time is that the party isn't free. So I'd be £40 out of pocket.
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Kunovski: come on, just go to the party and get dirty drunk, vomit on your supervisor and ask your company's accountant to marry you... that's what I intent to do on our Christmas party :D
I fear that is exactly what I would do.
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El_Caz: <theatre tickets>
I like this idea. I've found a production of Othello on that date. I love that play, I'll actually go to it, making it an airtight excuse.
Post edited November 21, 2011 by wpegg
Posted November 21, 2011
Family (or friends) from "out of Town" are visiting that day.
Posted November 21, 2011
Ah, you have to pay... Well, you of course don't want to lose the cash, so either you end up going to the party, or turn on "Fuck you, and fuck your stupid parties" mode and go berserk.

I mean, if they think you are enjoying this, it will never stop. Unless there are actually interesting people there, or chicks you are targeting (in a totally non rapist way), then it's not worth going out of your way to look social.
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