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What is so shocking about having a drink with your co-workers after hours? Or playing a soccer game once in a while? Or having group dinner? Or attending a bas
by dudul 11y ago
What is so shocking about having a drink with your co-workers after hours? Or playing a soccer game once in a while? Or having group dinner? Or attending a basketball game?
People who don't attend shouldn't be judged and discriminated against, but it's just human nature to develop a better relationship with the one who comes play soccer with you once in a while.
- WaltPurvis 11y agoIt didn't sound like occasionally going out for an impromptu drink with two or three coworkers, it sounded like organized "team events" involving activities (soccer, drinking) that many people aren't physically capable of engaging in or quite justifiably don't wish to engage in. There are many things that are "just human nature" that should be discouraged in the workplace. Judging people who don't want to go drinking or play soccer with you is pretty high on the list, as is forming in-groups and out-groups at work based on who you hang out with when you're not at work.
- dudul 11y agoIf these are company sponsored events then yes it could be seen as a problem, especially if there is no diversity - going for a soccer game once it's perfectly fine, if the following event is a trivia night or attending stand up comedy or something like that. If it's informal gatherings I don't see any problem, people are free to do what they want after work, including with people they work with if they share the same interests. From the original post I understood the latter that's why I was surprised by your comment because such informal events are pretty common based on my experience.