[Sean28019]

Did you ask those who didn't attend why they were absent? I know that sounds alittle confrontational but more than likely you might find that they simply wanted to spend their time doing something else. By no means should you feel insulted. We're all individuals with our own independent minds and limited lifespans and we want to concentrate on important things in our lives that have nothing to do with work (co-workers included) in the limited time that we have. I know it was just a Christmas office party but not everybody believes in Christmas, or are extroverts (BTW I'm an introvert so imagine how I feel), or believe spending more time with co-workers than they really need to. I can't speak for your co-workers. But speaking from personal experience, I would honestly prefer to spend my personal time (by which I mean off-hours from work) being somewhere else. Put in another way: After working 8+ hrs/day for 5 days/wk with your co-workers who also spend the majority of their weekly time at work, would you want to spend more time with them and less time with your life outside of work? If you don't have a life outside work then the answer is obvious. But most people simply don't want their lives to revolve around their careers. Your statements also reflect something I find completely foul about Corporate America and, generally, the private sector as a whole. This notion that workers are expected, even required, to attend social functions to advance their careers sounds so politically despotic. Just because someone skips an office party or two doesn't mean they could care less about their career. Who knows? Maybe he/she wants to get an early start on holiday travelling or be the first person to drop their car at a dealership, or go to a movie/dinner, etc. The point is you just never know.

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Name : Sean28019, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 25, City : Alexandria, State : VA Country : United States, Occupation : Driver, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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