I say this without venom. If you think that the complaining workers WANT to go to workplace socials and aren't just feeling obliged, they do not feel grateful.

I say this without venom. If you think that the complaining workers WANT to go to workplace socials and aren't just feeling obliged, they do not feel grateful. They feel blackmailed. This wash about consensus is irrelevant. Your culture is only valuable if the workers actually indicate they value it. Listen. To. The. Individual.