Does anyone have tips regarding attending social events, such as happy hours with coworkers and express that drinking isn’t my preference?
With me being the only one on my team who doesn’t drink, it causes me to stick out, and others constantly question why I’m not drinking.
It kind of deters me from attending work events, but I know there’s a lot of benefitting in being around.

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Why don’t you drink? I don’t drink but I go to the happy hours. Coworkers ask me why I don’t drink and I just tell them I don’t want to drink. I just keep drinking cola and my coworkers don’t care that I don’t drink. I didn’t feel any pressure to drink even when I was a staff. Coworker asks me if it’s a religious reason that I don’t drink but I tell them it’s a personal choice not to drink for me. If it’s a happy hour setup by the firm then coworkers cannot make fun of you for not drinking since it’s a firm event.

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