Middle-class

[conductrixvitae]

I had a conversation today with a couple of people at work about our Christmas party. I tentatively suggested someone we maybe should invite. This someone is the office manager who, up until September worked here. She had been the office manager for the past 4 years, since the company started. She had become...not very well liked. I didn't really

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[midnightmelody]

*nods* Strangely enough I would probably see it through Enneagram spectacles.

I don't think it is particularly relevant to the outlook, though the way she might have interpreted the invitation vaguely conforms to certain stereotypes - the supposedly 'middle-class hypocrisy' of inviting people that you don't really want to attend an event so that you don't offend them (weddings spring to mind here), the supposedly 'working-class clannish-ness' of holding onto friendships and enmities.

I'm not hugely convinced that these stereotypes are deserved - they seem to exist primarily in theatrical performances.

I haven't really thought this through, so feel free to pick holes.

[bound_dragon]

I really don't see where class comes into this but having been raised with certain cultural influences my view is such: If you are to invite the other non employee people than out of politeness you have to invite the former manager whether you like the person is irrelevant. If this is such a problem than make it employee only and not invite any of the former employees. my 2 cents :)