Every year there is a lame party with my coworkers near Halloween and Christmas. It’s just us and our spouses, and some random college age kids the youngster invited who show up and bounce once they see how lame it is.
If I don’t drink as much as they do I am made fun of, looked down on, and pressured to drink more or get handed beers. I’d prefer not to binge drink. It ruins my whole weekend and makes me feel like shit.
I’d rather stay home with my wife. If I don’t show up, it means I am not a team player and put myself on the shitlist. I hate being expected to donate more of my personal time to the people I already spend most of my time with. Let me go home you fucks.