By these standards my company’s events are tame. Vanilla, family-friendly events. I still absolutely hate attending them, yet it’s how you network and make yo

By these standards my company’s events are tame. Vanilla, family-friendly events. I still absolutely hate attending them, yet it’s how you network and make yourself visible so it’s a must. Even keeping dry (no alcohol for me) I find loud events disorienting and I’m sure a few people thought I was drunk. Yet another way to feel like I don’t belong :/