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Declining to hang out with co workers? - T.K - 04-14-2014 11:47 PM
I get along with almost all my co-workers we are all very close at work and I couldn't imagine working with a different group of people
My only problem is I am not into social media or phones or video games, and every 2 weeks after pay day we all go out to eat every Sunday or we grab our food to go and head back to another co workers house.
The thing is either all they do is play rockband for hours, or they just stare at their phones and post about what they are doing and I really am not that kind of person
So should I start declining when they invite me places or I dont know
20 year old guy
- Nolan - 04-14-2014 11:56 PM
well how about doing something proactive like you setting up something to do and inviting them over
- Nolan - 04-15-2014 12:02 AM
Are there things you do like to do when you hang out with people? I'm sure you can think of a few things you could do with this group, right? What you can do is that you bring up a few of those suggestions casually at work and then see how you're coworkers respond. If they seem to like the idea suggest you do something like that. If they don't pitch another idea, maybe not directly but a few days later. That one thing you can do.
Another is to get the group together and just tell them how you feel and suggest you end up doing something, and then name the things you could like to do with them. Turn it into a group discussion. Ask them what they could like to do, just to change things a little so that your get together isn't turning into an obligated get together not everybody enjoys.
Since you're all very close I am sure they will be open to the idea of doing something else if you bring it up. Try it and see where it gets you. It probably will be a whole lot better than declining the invite, don't you think?
Hope this helps.
- Tracy - 04-15-2014 12:17 AM
I would just offer to change it up and do something you're more interested in for a few weekends.That seems like a better plan than just ditching them.