Work drinks - really don’t want to go!

[Janese2]

Small team 5 people. Honestly I am ok with most/ really dislike 1, but we barely have anything in common!! Two young boys who are into rap and their music, one girl in early 20s all about animals and boss in his 50s and me single mum in 30s. I am supposed to go Saturday for drinks, but I think im gonna make excuse of childcare. I feel stupid, but when thinking about this gives me so much anxiety (i barely have anything to talk about with them when working together, but I can at least look busy working ). Or should I suck it up and go for an hour / two?! I’m so worried and anxious…

For people who say it’s a shame I don’t wanna get to know my colleagues outside of work - they might surprise me. We work in really chill environment so I know A LOT about all of them - we share dating life , family life dramas, hobbies with each other, but we just don’t have much in common so it feels like all that’s going on in our lives we talk about in the office..

I don't know why you bothered asking - you had already decided, there's no shame in being who you are, you might feel happier if you stopped making excuses to yourself and others...why fret over it when you have no intention of considering an alternative.