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To pull her up in "public" about this?

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Auntieobem · 23/12/2023 08:22

Last night DD was in a Christmas show - big event, looking forward to it for months. Night was ruined by 3 drunk women behind us who shouted at each other the whole way through, swearing and generally being arses. After a while I realised that I knew one of them vaguely through work, so turned around and said hello to her (hoping that seeing me would embarrass her into shutting up) - I just got abuse from the women she was with.

Will be due to attend a meeting with her in the New Year. Would I be unreasonable to mention in front of people how she'd been???

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Frangipanyoul8r · 30/12/2023 06:11

I’d have asked for them to be removed. Too late to do anything about it now.

Goldypants · 30/12/2023 05:49

Where on earth do you live ?

LBFseBrom · 30/12/2023 05:46

No, not in front of others, that would be mean spirited and achieve nothing except to embarrass the 'others'. It's over now, I think if the op wants to say something, she should do it discreetly, or else just leave it. It wasn't pleasant but nobody died.

LovelyIssues · 29/12/2023 22:18

I'd definitely say "were you and your mates ok the other evening? Couldn't work out if you were arguing, hope all is ok" with a fake concerned look in front of others

Skodacool · 26/12/2023 11:09

OutsideLookingOut · 23/12/2023 13:55

I wouldn't blame you.
I wish so many people didn't get drunk to the point of inconveniencing others and making complete fools of themselves. It is a national problem.

This

Londonrach1 · 26/12/2023 06:40

No. It backfire as showing you as mean and very unprofessional

Skodacool · 26/12/2023 06:35

Dotcheck · 23/12/2023 08:57

Why didn’t you just ask them to keep their voices down? Surely that would have been the ONLY option for dealing with this?

Why do you want to drag her work into it?
I’m not sure you are thinking this through. What, really do you suppose her colleague/ boss could do? THEY will just be uncomfortable. It would take very little for her to deny it. She would be believed because, after all, what kind of twat brings up something like this weeks later and at work?
Crazy

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If you RTFT you’ll sea that people did ask them to be quiet and got sworn at.
I’m staggered, but sadly not surprised at the tone of the responses here. Disruptive behaviour in theatres is getting increasingly common, yet we must ‘let it go’. I expect OP was wary of challenging potentially violent people but the abuse she’s getting on here shows how low standards of behaviour are getting. Sad.

Dibbydoos · 25/12/2023 02:17

Def raise it but not in front of others.

How rude.

ActDottie · 24/12/2023 19:59

Glenthebattleostrich · 23/12/2023 08:29

I would say it was nice to see you at my daughter's performance just before Christmas, you certainly seemed yo be enjoying it, with a big smile and watch her squirm!

Something like this I think would be enough

MzHz · 23/12/2023 21:38

Auntieobem · 23/12/2023 10:28

Indeed. It was surprising to hear shouts of "motherfucker!" when jingle bells came on...

You know what? I would mention it to the contracting manager @Auntieobem

ShittingPeugeot · 23/12/2023 15:37

I mean I wouldn't say anything really I'd just avoid her but if you're bursting at the seams to say something and it won't affect your job a 'gosh, your friends a loud cunt' and walk away.

OutsideLookingOut · 23/12/2023 13:55

I wouldn't blame you.
I wish so many people didn't get drunk to the point of inconveniencing others and making complete fools of themselves. It is a national problem.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 23/12/2023 13:11

Tessisme · 23/12/2023 12:24

By all means fantasise inside your head about how great it would feel to make her squirm. But DO NOT DO IT. Things rarely play out the way you want in real life.

Totally agree.

LBFseBrom · 23/12/2023 12:44

theduchessofspork · 23/12/2023 08:27

Of course it would be unreasonable

You would be the one who looked unprofessional, not her

Raise it with her in private if you want to

I think that too.

One should never publicly humiliate another; if you have something to say to them, take them to one side and mention it. Just because this person and her friends upset you (and probably others), there is no need for you to get your own back. Be the bigger person, op, it is far more dignified. If you did mention it at a meeting, nobody would be impressed with you.

Please don't think I do not sympathise with you because I do.

The woman was presumably quite inebriated at the time and may well now wish she had not been.

Tessisme · 23/12/2023 12:24

By all means fantasise inside your head about how great it would feel to make her squirm. But DO NOT DO IT. Things rarely play out the way you want in real life.

Neriah · 23/12/2023 12:18

Auntieobem · 23/12/2023 08:36

Nope, am definitely considering all responses. Just responded to that one to clarify what I meant by "pulling up" - which was maybe a bit strong.

You want to do this several weeks later, in a passive aggressive manner that will probably go right over her head anyway.

Why did you not speak to the venue about their behaviour and have the venue deal with it or ask them to leave? That would have been the timely and appropriate response. Any issues would have been the venues to deal with.

moomoomoo27 · 23/12/2023 12:02

Iloveshoes123 · 23/12/2023 11:54

Are you the pissed woman or one of her friends. Why should she let it go? A grown adult pissed and shouting expletives at a childs concert is not a mistake - what kind of a disgusting person does that.
Op, ignore all the BS about how you would embarrass yourself by saying anything. I mostly wouldn't bother as it would clearly be a waste of time, anyone who would carry on like that wouldn't care what they say.

If she's going to do something about it she should raise it with the woman now, because bringing it up next year is really just going to come across as get over it/you must not have much going on in your life. The other woman has probably already forgotten it happened.

I went to The Lion King west end musical recently and it amazed me how many mothers were sitting there getting pissed. I guess it was the only way they could cope with their kids' endless questions. Concerning though, especially at 2pm.

Nagado · 23/12/2023 12:01

If she’s forgotten about it, or doesn’t think she did anything wrong, then you bringing it up is not going to make the slightest bit of difference to her future behaviour and is only going to make you look extremely unprofessional, whether you bring it up privately or in front of others.

If she does remember and is mortified, then just seeing you will be enough to make her feel awful. You don’t need to say or do anything.

Realistically, the sort of people who shout ‘Motherfucker’ at a place where children are singing Jingle Bells, are not the sort of people who would react in an appropriate way at someone calling them out on it. Any response from you would only have the potential to backfire on you. It’s enough to know that she is not the sort of person you would want to form any sort of connections with beyond a professional relationship.

Sugarsun · 23/12/2023 12:01

Janieforever · 23/12/2023 11:40

It always dismays me when I read threads like this, people who hold such a grudge they want to humiliate the person, impact their job. For something like being a bit drunk and loud at a Xmas party. Just shows, you never know what’s going on behind someone’s eyes.

They weren’t just being a bit loud, they were being abusive and aggressive telling people to fuck off when asked to keep it down.

I don’t think it’s appropriate to pull her up in public after the event, because the colleagues weren’t there and aren’t involved.

But being an absolute push over and pretending like it never happened isn’t a good idea either.

BIossomtoes · 23/12/2023 11:58

It might not have been a one off.

And equally it might. It has absolutely nothing to do with her work.

Ponoka7 · 23/12/2023 11:56

Auntieobem · 23/12/2023 08:39

Would mentioning it in private to my colleague who manages the contract be out of order? As part of the general "how did your Christmas go?" conversation?

People are saying absolutely not. But I've seen people, via their business lose reputation and income because who they've been associated with. It's been because of similar behaviour, which has hit the news, even just local or put on FB. If it was care contracts for vulnerable people then yes, mention what's gone on in a "how's Christmas going/the kids, type of way. Likewise if professional registration is needed. If the women that she was with really spoiling for a fight, then she's potentially going to get dragged into at least a caution. They were drunk and disorderly. It might not have been a one off.

Doggymummar · 23/12/2023 11:56

Auntieobem · 23/12/2023 08:47

Nope, just pissed off that a Christmas show was ruined by her and her friends screaming and swearing all through it. Other people asked them to be quiet, they just got told to fuck off. Getting someone to ask them to leave would have escalated it even more - one of the women was obviously up for a fight. This was more than just being Christmas drunk and enjoying selves.

If it was that bad the theatre would have ejected them. Chill out

Pipsquiggle · 23/12/2023 11:56

socialdilemmawhattodo · 23/12/2023 11:03

I would contact the commissioning manager if you happen to know them or the team. Yes it was not an incident that happened on work time but she and friends or even worse work colleagues etc spoiled the performance for others and then you received abuse. I wonder how she treats her clients - the services you pay for?

Do NOT do this. Really poor advice @socialdilemmawhattodo

I am not condoning her behaviour but it was not illegal or in work.

People are capable of doing a good job in work and being dicks in their own time

Iloveshoes123 · 23/12/2023 11:54

Namechange4234 · 23/12/2023 08:41

Oh
My
God

Let it go !

She made a mistake. Stop trying to get her into trouble. Are you 12?

Are you the pissed woman or one of her friends. Why should she let it go? A grown adult pissed and shouting expletives at a childs concert is not a mistake - what kind of a disgusting person does that.
Op, ignore all the BS about how you would embarrass yourself by saying anything. I mostly wouldn't bother as it would clearly be a waste of time, anyone who would carry on like that wouldn't care what they say.

Iloveshoes123 · 23/12/2023 11:48

That is ridiculous carry on for grown women. Why didn't whoever was organising the show throw them out. I see no problem with you saying something to her but she obviously doesn't embarrass easy if she thinks it's okay to be pissed and shouting at a childrens' show so I'd say you're wasting your time.

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