Partners at work Xmas parties

[PopcornAndWine]

Hi,

Just seen a Twitter question by an Irish radio host asking if people would have an issue with their partner going to their work Christmas party without them. Apparently, according to a poll, 67% of people would have an issue with this.

I just find this bizarre. Quite apart from the fact that so many people have that little trust in their partners which is pretty sad, I have never had a work Christmas do where partners were invited. It has always been just staff only. I had no idea this was a common thing.

Thoughts?

Hilarious.

@skippy67 I don't think controlling your partner to the point they're not allowed to go and have fun with their friends without you is hilarious 🤷‍♀️

@girlmom21, cross post! I've just misread your first post, and realise I agree with you! Apologies!

jeez i couldn't be bothered to attend my partners work Christmas do - I can think of a million other things id rather do with my night tbh!

Ah no problem

I also agree with @girlmom21 !

Dp ran his own business and partners were always invited, he thought it was nice to say thanks to them too as the working hours were shifts and weekends. It was all paid for including taxis.
My work was always just staff.

Partners come to ours. I work with my partner so he'd be there no matter what anyway!

My work don't invite partners, my DH's do, every year we have a fall out as he wants me to go & I would rather gouge my eyeballs out!

We're a national team so the Xmas party is always a travelling affair. There's zero chance of my company footing the bill for partners to travel too and non-employees aren't covered by fleet insurance so they couldn't just jump in the car.

That aside, I'd never bring my husband to a works party. Ever. My work life and my private life are distinctly seperate and I don't get paid enough to blend them.

Fortunately my husband agrees with my work/life split stance so we've never had issues around this. He does his work thing, I do my work thing, no drama.

I'm not part of the 67%. I would not want to have to go to another company's Christmas do, and would think of wives/husbands/partners in such an event where they know very few people if any.

It's a mix

My workplaces have never invited partners but I've been to DH's a couple of times and back in the day, I was a plus one for friends on a few occasions. I wouldn't mind either way.

Who on earth would want to go to their partner's Xmas party? It's bad enough having to go to your own! And, of course, it's sensible and healthy to have separate social lives, at least some of the time.