Last night was my work Christmas party. I have to say that it was my first ever company function. lol. When I worked at the grocery stores, we’d have food in the break room or something, but never a big… to-do. When I worked at WAMU, I didn’t go to my first work party because of lack of transportation and the fact that I was not even going to think about getting a ride back from one of my drunk-ass coworkers. heheh. My last year there, I don’t think we even had one.
Anyway… so this was my first big work party, and it was very successful. Lots of people showed up. I think only like, 10 people who RSVP’d didn’t show up, so that’s pretty awesome, I think. I helped with some of it. Envelope stuffing and printing labels and alphabetizing stuff and things like that. It was enough of a help that I was mentioned as part of the thank you’s for helping with the party by my BigBig Boss. Whenever I would introduce Joe to people, though, it was a little embarrassing, but also very ego-boosting. The conversations sort of went like this:
ME: Hey, (insert name)!! This is Joe, my fiance. Joe, this is (so and so), they (do whatever).
COWORKER: Hi! It’s nice to meet you! Thank you for letting us have her 5 days a week!
or…
COWORKER: Ohh, we just LOVE her. She is so amazing and helpful!!
JOE: (Says something back)
ME: (Blushing) Ohh, thank you.
LOL. What the hell do you say to that?? I’m glad that everyone thinks I’m so awesome. I’m in a position now where I actually have things to do sometimes, and during the times that I do not… I sit and knit after trying everything else to look busy. LOL It’s nice that people think I’m such a great employee. 
One of my co-workers’ husbands apparently LOVES me because he doesn’t have to hear about how horrible my closest coworker’s day was. ahahhah Apparently the receptionist before me did not do anything except answer the phone and that was IT. lol
It was fun. We didn’t win any prizes, and ONE person one TWO prizes (so not fair!), including the TiVo that everybody wanted!!
Oh well. Joe’s out finishing his Christmas shopping, and I just finished wrapping everything on my end. I’m about to go to the store and get the rest of the stuff I need to make Christmas cookies, and then I’m coming home to bake! Should be fun.
December 15th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
Of course they would compliment you. It is because YOU ARE AWESOME! DUH!!!!
I am glad you had a great time and congrats on the nod from the bigbig boss. That will mean something come bonus and promotion time!