At my last company, I tended to avoid all company-designated events but would still every couple months arrange a Friday after work drinking get-together at som

At my last company, I tended to avoid all company-designated events but would still every couple months arrange a Friday after work drinking get-together at some local bar. Work parties felt like (unpaid) work or requisite to fit in with the 'company culture' vs after work drinks where you could blow off some steam without consequences and actually bond.