To be dreading DH's work retreat

[MrsCrouch]

My husband works remotely for a small company and the owners have kindly invited staff and their partners on a 2 day 'retreat' next week. I think there will be around 16-20 people going in total. I've just seen the VERY detailed itinerary which involves an entire 2 days (from breakfast at 8am until dinner ending at 10/11pm) as a group, doing activities. I'm very introverted, anxious about meeting new people, and honestly have no conversation whatsoever! I like socialising and listening to others, but in small bursts, over dinner etc. But this sounds intense.

I'm very grateful to have been invited, it's a lovely gesture. But help?

He obviously can’t duck out of an escape room with his colleagues but you definitely can.

😂😂. Is this like the Taskmaster secret hack, escape the escape room by not going in?

I’d pass on off road driving and escape room. Oh I need to deal with some work emails.
I’d do dinner. Food itself will pass time and talking about that. Good luck.

I would hate to be roped into things that I felt uncomfortable about. Surely they can't force you to join in? There might be one or two things you are OK with, but having a full-on programme and expecting everyone to participate would seem over the top to me.

I think all of the suggestions that Augend23 made seem good and you might feel OK about one of them.

Amen to this!

Off road driving sounds like it belongs to another era, it was the sort of thing Jeremy Clarkson et al used to test Landrovers and their competitors for on Top Gear about 20 or 30 years ago.

It’s a thing. People do it for stag and hen weekends as well as team building. It’s great fun.

I'd cope fine with that, unless the tasks demanded a high level of fitness.
Don't go. It wouldn't be fair on anyone. Work is the perfect excuse.

Well, did you go - if so was it as bad as you expected, or did you enjoy it?