Office Christmas Party

Had my work Christmas party on Saturday.  The company has changed a lot since last year (3 out of the 5 employees at my table were new). There were lots of new faces, especially since the people from the startup came too.

Last year's party was held at Dave & Buster's, so it was a pretty chill affair, with pool and shuffleboard. 

This year, the party resembled more of a typical office Christmas party, with a country club as the venue.  At first, I thought it might be kinda ghetto, since it was in a suburb 20 minutes north of work.  It turned out to be a really nice place though.   This year's agenda was more organized too, with speeches, a photo slideshow, and even a company sing-along!

I wonder how next year's Christmas party will be handled; I hope that even after the split, the two companies will still have social events together.

 

Year-end Musings

I love this time of year, with all the parties and the chilly weather and the holiday movies on TV and the two weeks off.  It's great.

It's been an interesting year overall, and next year (and the next few years for that matter) should hold even more surprises and unexpected turns.

I'm going to start working at a new company in January with many of the same people that I've been working with for the past 1.5 years.  This was something that was brought to my attention only a month ago, but I think it's for the better.  The new company will focus primarily on commercial customers, and I'm looking forward to learning how a successful startup is run.

I also hope to start flying lessons in February or March, when the weather gets a little nicer, and I have more money ;)