’tis the season to be jolly…

Something’s been bothering me for the past few days, I can’t seem to get my head around it and for some reason its really started to pee me off… The subject of my consternation… What is it about this time of year that seems to bring out the worst in people? Surely, in the approach to Christmas we should all be full of festive cheer, thinking happy thoughts and wishing goodwill to all? But nooooooo, it just seems to make some people grumpy, selfish and, sometimes, downright rude.

Take for example our office ‘xmas do’. I thought that this year it would be nice to organise something a bit different for everyone and in my naivety volunteered for the job – big mistake, big… HUGE!

Not only do you have to deal with responses such as “I will not be coming – at all – no matter when it is or what you do”, fair enough… but you also have to cope with the people who are happy to let you do all the work but then just criticise at every step of the way. Most people are happy that someone is actually doing the organising and will go along with whatever is decided, but its the odd one or two (and I do mean odd in all senses!) that just make you feel that you wish you hadn’t bothered! It doesn’t matter how far backwards you bend, they’ll always think they could have done better. Well lesson learned, next year I’ll let them do it!

I’m still going to have a good time with plenty of festive spirits and to my criticisers I’ll just raise my glass – or maybe my finger ;-) 

 Christmas… bah humbug!