To waste a new years eve oppertunity

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My new years eve plans have fallen through. My friends party who I was invited to has had a death in the family. I don't get any other invites to parties. Last year I missed out because I was at work. This year I am kid free and not working new years eve and have new years day booked off. So what do I do? I don't want to spend it home alone. But I don't want to start asking around since I have had no other invitites. My employer have offered me triple time to work new years eve. My normal hourly rate is high so I could really clear up financialy for one easy nights work. So should I look sad and try tag onto a party of make some easy cash and waste this lovely oppertunity to have a party? I may not be kid free and/or working next new years eve.

NYE is a load of bollocks. Take the cash.

It depends how much you like NYE.
I’m not a big fan so would work and plan something nice for New Years Day

Take the money, I agree nye is over rated

God work and take the money, have a lovely new years day then. Nye is commercialised shite

I'd take the money! Use some of it to throw a great party in a few weeks time

Yes to work my Dh has been offered the same with a day in lieu so easy decision

Most of my freinds are married with young kids. So you can sort of imagine the family friendly new years parties they'll be having. I am a bit of a party animal on the rare chance i am actually kid free. So on one hand i dont like to waste an oppertunity, on the other hand I don't want to waste the offer of triple time on an easy job for a dull family friendly party (no disrespect intended, just the sort of parties I may find dull without the kids with me).

Take the money, it's a no brainer. I couldn't think of anything worse than a New Year's night out.

Where I live, taxi fares go to fare and a half till 10pm double till midnight then triple after midnight, pubs charge for entry that a free all year round etc.

I don't mind a family party. We used to have the school hall when I was growing up and our whole street would chip in for a DJ, we'd all provide something for a buffet and we'd have the party there.

My triple pay for new year would be £66 per hour so I'd definitely take that over a party!

Work, and then host a party yourself at another time. Or have people round on NY Day evening for food

Work. Then treat yourself

I can see it would be a dilemma if you had your ideal NYE planned. But you don't. So it would be a no brainer for me.
Triple time and new years day to do what you fancy!

My NYE plans fell through and so now I'm doing nothing. I wish I had the opportunity to work and triple pay sounds amazing NYE is overrated anyway.

Work it baby!!

Take the money. Spend the money on a babysitter and a super fun night out later when you have a good offer.

Triple time? Even on my meagre hourly rate it would be hard to turn down! Take the money, and promise your friend (and yourself) a good evening out when they feel up to it.

I never go out in town NYE, it's no fun, just hassle, expensive and disappointment. I do like a good house party (like the one that fell through). If I had the kids with me (gone to the former in laws for NYE) a family orientated one would be fine. But kid free and single I feel a bit out of place At one of the tame couples and families sort of parties. At close to £90 per hour for working NYE i could always spend it on a good time out another time or a mini break (pending on child care). Plus it'll be only 9 hrs and not a lot of work happens on a Sunday anyway.

Take that cash baby! 😁

£90 and hour for 9 hours!?! So close to £800?!?

Or a nice family friendly party without your own family?

With £800 you could treat you and your friends to a very very big party some point. Or a holiday for you. Or a mini break.

Fucking hell, what would be half a month's wages for me or a disappointing gathering with people you can see any time? No contest.

I normally value free time rather than making money. One because free time to me is rare and secondly because I don't think anyone went to the grave wishing they'd spent more time at work. But with that party cancelled I don't like the other options. I fell embarrassed putting the feelers out to tag onto another party that I have not been forthcomingly invited to. Which may be a bit dull with lots of soppy happy couples (not what i really need right now). Or spending NYE at home alone with cat. Given the other options making three days pay for one evenings work is attractive. Just a bit of a shame because I pulled a lot of strings to be kid free and off work new years morning to go to this party. Still it's one of those. My friend and his family are in a sad place and on in perpective I have nothing to complain about. I lost my dad (just a teen at the time) just before Christmas too.

Take the cash. You can clear any Christmas debt and put some in the bank for the holidays.

Well I'm taken the money. At the end of the day someone needs to work it. Not that I'll see the extra cash for long, I have booked a little break away for me and the kids in Feb.

Sensible.

OMG, take the cash! It will ‘buy’ you triple free time in tne future if you save it, or give you extra partying money if you spend it another weekend!

NYE is cheesy and shit. The party would ace been fun whether NYE or not. So just party at another time!

Ah, that’s nice, spending it on a little break with the kids