I can relate with the OP…this thread is pretty much why I left the traditional office/corporate world. I'm a pretty introverted person, and there was way too much glad-handing, forced fun, obsession about climbing ladders, and general office politicking that I just had absolutely no interest in. I would totally be the guy who was locked in his office working, while others were sucking up to the boss, and probably getting raises for it. I'm sure it cost me some sort of advancement at the time, but I've always been terrible at faking interest in things I don't like.
People like to work in different ways. Just because you don't like to get drunk and do zany things with your co-workers doesn't mean you are a bad colleague. Some of us just hate doing that crap, want work to be about work, and don't want to partake in all that team-building corporate bs.
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