Sensibility?

[adric]

Do these thing make sense?

• I like my job. I actually like the company. I get along with everyone here pretty well, despite having serious concerns about some of their intelligence, work quality, or decision making skills (for example). I do not want to be social with these people, nor be near them when they are drunk, because I want to keep my job, which I like. Therefore I do not want to go to the bleeding company christmas booze-fest thing. I worked through it last year, and was rather looking forward to doing so again, damnit.


• There's this guy. We get along pretty well and have know each other for many years. He's broke and not working much, and will be out of a place to live at the end of the year. I do not want him to move in with me because I would like to continue to like him, and sharing a small space under strained circumstances will interfere with that. Nor do I really wish to see him cast out on the street ...

I'm still on good terms with recent ex-bosses, despite one Christmas party. I'm still friends with all ex-roommates, but less so than before we lived together in every case. It is not so much that I'm a terrible roommate (?) but the fact that money easily poisons things and tight spaces increase effects and sensitivity.

Comments

[danuv.livejournal.com]

Due to the pregnancies of three of the wives I'm guessing there will be less drunkenness than usual this year. Really, it's not so bad. ;)

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[rick-jackson.livejournal.com]

Go to the damn party. They notice when you don't show up repeatedly, and it gives the backstabbers ammo. You're too smart to forget how dumb and petty folks can be. Give a trustworthy friend or two the assignment of calling you EXACTLY 22 minutes into the party with a pre-planned "emergency". Make your hasty exit, and stay in good graces with whoever PAID for the cake and booze. Sadly smarts does NOT excuse us from all social interaction.
S.I.U.D.O.

[feyrieprincess.livejournal.com]

YES!