How rude is it considered if I skip the optional company party, given that a Zoom happy hour sounds like hell?

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I’d always skip with some excuse. It’s rude if you’re only one who skipped it

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I wish everyone in people ops and HR read this post by OP and took the decision to ban these happy hours forever.

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Is the company party on Zoom too?

😅

Maybe only attend for 30 min then say you have a prior commitment?

Or arrive late. Then you only have to be there for the second half. Unfortunately, Zoom happy hour is now an inescapable part of life - like taxes and death.

I doubt you’l be alone in skipping it.

It is optional 🤷🏻‍♀️

You can block your calendar and not attend

I was recently given a decent excuse, suggest that you value business efficiency over inorganic social constructs. 😅

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