Ok am I just being a baby or is this a legit reason to be annoyed? I just started a new job at a pretty small agency. Uprooted my whole life to move here. Everyone was very welcoming via email but nobody has given me a welcome lunch or happy hour. I ask people via slack if they want to do lunch and they say oh next time but then never can. I just feel kinda left out and like nobody cares. Or is this not that big of a deal? Idk I’m not high maintenance but I feel simple lunch wouldn’t hurt…

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I’ve never gotten a welcome lunch or happy hour at any job I’ve ever had.

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I don't really care for lunches with coworkers, but I know the feeling. I joined a small agency and felt like an outsider that was never gonna be welcome. Constantly added to email chains half-way through because one person finally remembered I existed. Getting left out of decisions I should've been the one making. Just a bunch of little stuff that made me feel like an afterthought. Lasted about 5 months then I split. Detonated my life for a teachable moment.

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I barely want to get lunch with my best friends…

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Nobody cares about others that much. Where are you moving from? People are friendlier in some places than others.

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Ain't that serious bruv

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Do you work remote?

Also: agencies hire people all the time. I moved to another continent and never got a lunch or a welcome party. The world doesn’t revolve around us buddy.

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I wonder if I know what agency you are talking about. Because it sounds a lot like one place I worked. Had the most amazing interview and when I started most people were very friendly but didn’t want to hang out after work. People worked there for a long time and they were a little bit jaded by the place I guess, so they would go do the work and leave for their lives. And a lot of parents too. I understand but it is frustrating to move somewhere and not find anyone to hang out with.

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I’d try to build a community outside of work. I feel like generally people don’t like to hang with people they work with outside of working hours.

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Your confusion makes sense if it’s a small agency and they talked a lot about “family” (🚩) but now you’re learning how they treat family.

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Curious what city this is. Sounds like you don't have a partner. But what about the team you're working with, don't they grab lunch?

Are you Gen Z? Just wondering…

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