Wow, lay down the hate. You're talking about this as if the idea was to get everyone drunk at work. Spoilers: it's not. Sure, "I do not want to drink at the w

Wow, lay down the hate. You're talking about this as if the idea was to get everyone drunk at work. Spoilers: it's not. Sure, "I do not want to drink at the workplace, I don't mix work and fun". It's sad you feel that way but you can't deny the team-building aspects. The good thing about "drinking at work" is that it doesn't exclude anyone. You don't have to think "we're going to bar X, how will I get there? then come back home?". You're already there so staying up 20 minutes to an hour more just to relax and do something different with your colleagues is not too much of a hassle[1] :) [1]: Unless you don't like your coworkers in which case you should look for a new job.