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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Office happy hours, client dinners and other after-hours work gatherings lose their luster as more people feel the pull of home

Patience for after-hours work socializing is wearing thin.

After an initial burst of postpandemic happy hours, rubber chicken dinners and mandatory office merriment, many employees are adopting a stricter 5:01-and-I’m-done attitude to their work schedules. More U.S. workers say they’re trying to draw thicker lines between work and the rest of life, and that often means clocking out and eschewing invites to socialize with co-workers. Corporate event planners say they’re already facing pushback for fall activities and any work-related functions that take place on weekends.

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[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

I clock out at 5 because I've gotta get to my other job.

[-] Copythis@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

I stay as long as possible because I don't want to go home to my abusive wife.

Sometimes I can't sleep on Sundays because I'm so excited to go to work the next day.

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[-] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 9 points 11 months ago

Are they gonna pay me for the time I spend at these "social events? No? Eat a bag o' dicks then.

[-] Sabata11792@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago

I wouldn't even consider a job that expects me do this shit.

[-] Fixbeat@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Maybe if work is buying me drinks but otherwise, no thanks to awkward interactions with coworkers after hours.

[-] CarlsIII@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

I never get invited anyway.

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