To plan on getting quite drunk at my work Christmas party?

I was a nurse for many years Xmas parties were legendary for drunken shenanigans .....

Yet another bitchplop and run OP

Oh come on! There’s being cautious and then there’s this advice.

Qualified nurse? You need to be setting an example.

Behave. Tell me you've never been on a night out with nurses without telling me you've never been on a night out with nurses

Indeed 🤣🤣🤣

Not a nurse, but I once did work on a very close team that would get very drunk on nights out. It was fun, we were very bonded and supportive. However such camaraderie is rare, so I would take it easy for your first few Christmas parties.

I also know someone who was sacked for getting too drunk at a works do.

Don’t make an arse of yourself. You’re still effectively at work so behave like it.

There must be more to that story then getting too drunk?

I wouldn’t. Your actions, when drunk, can come back to bite you in the short and longer term. Although, I suppose it depends on whether you want to keep the job you e recently started and whether you want your colleagues and maybe patients, to take you seriously as a professional.

How?
Ime ward nights out where organised in a venue away from work ,paid for by the colleagues themselves and trust me staff on all levels got up to all sorts .

I think people on here have forgotten what it’s like to be young!! If you go on nights out often and drink a lot without vomiting or snogging someone inappropriate or being embarrassing then go for it. Let your hair down and enjoy yourself!

The trick is to not be the most drunk person there.

I must be getting old because the thought of going out solely to get drunk is horrendous. Go out, have a nice time but still be able to function the day after.

Get merry but not paralytic !

If you get drunk at a works Christmas party you are increasing the chances of coming to the attention of your friendly HR department or not being around to see the local news story where police, colleagues and family are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a nurse who hasn't been since since their Christmas party at the Riverside Hotel. As many previous posters have said, set a good example.

Don't plan on getting drunk, just see how the night goes and go with the vibe.

Regardless of your job, I think it's a little sad to go out with the intention of getting drunk. Don't get me wrong, I was drunk quite a bit in my younger years but I never went out thinking I'm going to get wasted

I don’t think enjoying yourself and getting drunk is the issue - but potentially making a fool of yourself is. We all have been to work parties where someone has completely embarrassed themselves and we’ve all got secondhand embarrassment from them.

I didn’t even go to one of my work parties but I heard all the gossip and stories. One of my co workers got with the boss and they were on the way back to her home in the cab, he ended up being sick all over her- he was that drunk. He never lived it down. I guess what I’m trying to say, drunk people always end up making ‘mistakes’, don’t make it where you’re going to be too embarrassed to go the work the following day.

Never get drunk at a work do. Just don’t

It is never forgotten.

Take your lead from your colleagues OP.

But the comments about setting a bad example and HR getting involved 🤣 there are about 5 people in HR for our hospital employing 6000. Do you really think they will be policing the many drunken nights out this party season? It might not be right but NHS staff party hard. They pay for their own parties off site. They are not in any way at work when at the Christmas do.

How would being drunk at a work night out come to the attention of HR?
There wotkd have Been an awful lot of disciplinaries after Xmas nights out at the trust I worked at I'd that was the case.

I think sometimes people make the mistake of thinking their colleagues are their ‘friends’ when this is just not the case. Go, have a good time, but keep your wits about you as these people are your professional colleagues.

It very much depends how you are after a few drinks. If you are likely to embarrass yourself then definitely not. I have always erred on the side of caution with works dos- that's not to say I have never been drunk at one when many other people were also equally merry. But I've never done anything embarrassing at one nor been unable to find my way home etc.

I would disagree with this. Due to the intensity and emotional natureof the work, shift work etc nurses tend be very tight and social with each other. Like the military, first responders, police etc. It’s more than just a job and the people you work with are more than colleagues.

In my experience nurses work hard and party hard. Just go and enjoy yourself, don’t force down more drinks than you want but no need to hold back either. This is advice from a nurse with almost 30 years experience of getting drunk at work Christmas parties!