I am feeling shirdy.
It has been a very long time since I have had a hangover and I hope it will be a good, long while before I have another. I like a drink, but the pain of the day after is not worth having too many - I didn't eat enough prior though, nor drink enough water.
It hasn't been "too bad" overall, but I waited in the cold for 45 minutes and got home after 5am due to the bus schedule, and now the flu or whatever I have been keeping at bay for a few weeks due to workload, has caught me.
Serves me right.
The night was okay, though I didn't get to spend much time with people I wanted to talk to at the venue. This was then continued at the afterparty bar, as even though we had warned them we we coming weeks in advance, they held over half the group so long outside, people went angrily elsewhere. Which was a pity.
Those of us like myself who had already made it inside didn't know this had happened and just figured we had got ditched. Instead of 200 or so people kicking on together, only about 50 made it through the doors and I feel that the afterparty venue should be held somehow accountable for this, especially since the company has had multiple yearly events there for the last decade.
This is what I looked like at 5am.
Tired.
I can't remember the last time I have been at the bar until getting kicked out (light come on), but it has to be over a decade ago. The gold eyeshadow and glitter was applied by a friend around midnight at the main venue, when I was probably looking much "fresher" than I did on the bus ride home, which was when the picture was taken.
Talking with some of my colleagues today, most have the same thoughts where it was fun, but it wasn't fun fun. It wasn't the entertainment or program as much as that it kind of felt like a big room full of disconnected people. One of the reasons for this is that while many people had flown in at the start of the week, most teams (including ours) spent much of the time doing team work, rather than getting to know other teams and individuals.
While it is obviously important to do the team work, since it is so rare to have people together, there is immense value in building cross-team relationships, as it not only develops compounding processes, it also creates a stronger corporate culture. Especially with the amount of remote work that happens now, opportunities to develop internal culture shouldn't be taken lightly, nor missed.
There was one day where my supervisor was away and hadn't scheduled it for us to do team things, with the expectation that we would work that day on our normal jobs. Instead, I did no work at all and just spent the entire day talking with various people over coffee. It was the most productive day I have had at work for a very long time, with so much accomplished that is going to make the work I do over the next few months far more valuable than it would have been otherwise.
It is all about relationships.
Overall, it was a productive week and a lot of planning was done, but at least for me, I think it would have been more useful to have a little less planning and a little more connecting, especially with the various stakeholders that we don't get to see often. When we are setting so much up remotely, it ends up being that we only talk to each other when we want something, but when we can sit down over a coffee (or glass of wine) we can actually get to know each other, so that when we do want something from each other, it is far easier.
But, at least the week is done and the weekend is halfway through even though for me at the moment, it feels like it is just beginning. I have so many banked hours however ,I am considering extending my weekend a bit and taking a few extra hours off on Monday, if not the entire day. After 40, the hangovers are not gone by midday, they last until midweek.
Next time I will remember...
Taraz
[ Gen1: Hive ]
Hahahaha
Im still far so I can't fully agree... But almost hitting 30 and I've gotta say Its not the same as the early 20's for me...
Laughs...
Get some rest and eat some oily foods my mahn 😂👌..
You look like you had "fun" 😂👍 keep on keeping on
30 was manageable - from what I remember.
Wife has gone to pick up some hot wings. :D
😂 To be honest im sort of out of the drinking game😂😂🍻 will grab a beer or two every now and then but hangovers just aint for me anymore 😂😂perhaps over the holidays or birthday
This was an amusing tail for a Reddit post I read earlier this morning where someone in the comments said something along the lines of never participate in team building exercises XD
Did you end up taking a longer weekend?
:D
One of my colleagues told me today that another started skipping them, just to talk with people instead. I should have done the same, though I would have been reprimanded somehow :D
Will sleep in I hope Monday morning.
The bottle service days are over. The best drinks nowadays are coffee and water lol.
I couldn't even have a coffee yesterday... just water was enough :D
Oh god, I can't drink like I used to and 5 am is for waking, not going to bed. Sometimes two glasses of wine ruins me for a week entire! Yeah, take Monday off... I would 😂
two glasses!! Does that count as having a drink? ;D ;D
Depends how big the glasses are 😂
I went cold turkey more than 20 years ago, could not stand the headaches, dry mouth, shaking and pumping heart anymore. Pity that the main crowd couldn't get in.
It is far smarter not to have a drink at all perhaps.
Worked for me and I really can't complain. Since a few of my old drinking friends also quit. Fun is fun, but when it starts to affect one's health, then it's wise to step aside.
Yep - I agree with that. This doesn't affect my health much, but I should be doing a few other things that do.
My reply was common knowledge, but after some thought, I know that you know what to do.
So all of the best to you!
It is always nice to get together. I have a company holiday event coming up.
I have been sober since the pandemic, not sure if I want to break the habit this year.
Is it a big thing?
Drinking is never necessary, but sometimes I don't mind the feeling if with the right crowd of people. Have you missed it at all?
December is always the month of the “biggest” year end party and this year may be back pretty close to the old normal.
Don’t miss drinking, I am very adaptable. Can go with or without.
I think some are going "overboard" this year a bit.
I have often been designated driver for the same reason.
I'm glad you clarified that Taraz! I thought it was just your regular look🤣
Get well soon:)
If I thought I could pull it off, perhaps it would be! :D
🤣
It suits ya :)
Hangovers. Yeah, I have had a few in my day as well and there is always a memorable story that comes from it. There are those in life who work hard and party hard(er). But we all need to take care of our healthy including our liver. (Yes Dad). I remember when I was in college a mere dollar cover charge bought you all the beer you wanted.
lols - nice poem :)
Funny how much times have changed. 14€ for a G&T.
Take it, you need the time off...lol
Will see how tomorrow rolls :)
Relationship between departments in my companh are so important, and I think it should be. It is even analyzed by the surveys we fill some time during the year.
We do a twice yearly survey too and it actually gets acted upon, which is nice.
I almost never drink. So I also don't remember when I had a hangover.
I rarely drink to get drunk, the drunkeness just happens sometimes.
I have never had a hangover! Looks so not worth it and I'm much to old to find out. My very occasional glass of wine at dinner is not hangover inducing, thankfully!
Definitely not worth it :)
at least your office party this year will surely be one to really remember. It’s all about relationships indeed as no man is an island on his own .
Not sure how many will remember it after seeing how some were drinking :D