Anyone feel super antisocial/over the office politics when pregnant?

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I feel this — not just during pregnancy but also postpartum. It feels like energy spent on forced fun with coworkers is just wasted energy I could spend with the baby (or resting / healing).

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Agreed! It feels like there’s a bigger picture to focus on now that I have a baby and all the work gossip and drama is just unnecessary time-wasting.

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Yes—feels like a mix of exhaustion from growing a human and also a shift in your perception of what truly matters. Like I truly do not care if I’m the top biller in my office or the “face of the firm”—someone else can do that, I’ll just do my work and collect my paycheck

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Going to every networking event/firm event, winning all of the awards, being involved in everything, etc.

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these comments make me feel seen 🤍

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not just when I was pregnant haha. But growing a human life has a way of putting things in perspective.

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Just wait until you have the baby. I’ve never been more antisocial in my life. Don’t care about these people, just want to hunker down and get my work done so I can go home to my baby

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Felt this way until my child turned 2.
I now participate strategically based on which partner/ group is sponsoring the event and whether people I want to work with will also attend.

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This

Always feel that way and never been or will be pregnant.

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Same lol

Yes, very much needed alcohol to deal with these people which was not possible during pregnancy.

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Yes, and that’s totally fine. Honestly, it can be a good thing. Be friendly, keep your head down, do good work. There’s a lot of stuff that goes on at law firm that I would really rather not know about.

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Yep lol I have no energy for extraneous shit beyond billing and going home

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