To think we shouldn't have to work the day before Christmas Eve?

[blinddoorshyt]

I work in a bathroom shop.
We are closed over Christmas and were lead to believe we broke up on the 22nd
Turns out now we don't
On the 23rd we have to travel to Manchester (3 hours each way ) to have a buffet and games with the company owner.
We have to listen to a presentation on how the company's done this year.
If we don't go we will have a day deducted from our salary.
It's the day before Christmas Eve and we have to drive to Manchester to have picky food with the owner and play Christmas games.
Aibu to think it's ridiculous?
And we have been repeatedly told if we don't go we won't get paid and it will halt any progression in the company !

Yeah me too

Yes, do update us if you're reading this, OP!

i would have a bad cold
or perhaps covid - what a shame

And this is why the UK economy has 0% growth

@Bogginsthe3rd Have you RTFT?

Shops are all open here, till late afternoon.

Another one who hasn’t RTFT or even read all the OPs posts.

It’s ridiculous isn’t it 🙄 why do people chime in like that without properly reading all the OPs updates, even if they don’t read the entire thread - at least skim read a few of the replies so you can see what the issue is.

@blinddoorshyt I hope it went as well as can be expected and you’re now looking for a new job so you can avoid a repeat of this next year!

So how did it go OP ?
Were the sausage rolls cordon bleu.?

Cheek! I even posted further up.
Plus here, the market people have traveled very early, to work on the stalls which they don’t own.

Yeah the UK economy has no growth because employees wont attend Christmas "parties" that are in another part of the country. Yep thats definately whats causing it.

much more than the lockdowns did! 🙄

How do pointless parties help with productivity?

So you did read it and yet still made that pointless comment which doesn’t address OPs objection to attending this event which is in another city hours away from her usual workplace?

Please do update us @blinddoorshyt!