…not such a joy after all. In fact, for a lot of people it’s a drag they could happily live without.

accountingweb: A new study entitled `Health of the Workplace’ undertaken by insurance firm Aviva found that although nearly three out of five managers take staff to the pub for team building purposes, just over half of employees are not so keen on going out with their workmates and one in five actively dislike it.

The research also revealed that only 23% of bosses think that such socials create a positive sense of team spirit anyway, a third find them a bit of a drag and one in 10 feel obliged to attend to keep their staff happy.

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Remember then, over half the people schmoozing at your after-work drinks don’t want to be there.

And something else commonly overlooked (but not mentioned in the study), the haunting possibility of turning up to work shame-faced having made a drunken ass of yourself or shot your lubricated mouth off at a colleague also reduces the enjoyment factor of a works night out. Unless it’s someone else.

So, the best way to avoid all this contrived socialising and potential embarrassment? Drink in comany that doesn’t have a direct interest in your career progression or lack thereof, like friends.

Via AccountR