Company VP invites employees to his holiday housewarming party, then tells them they're expected to do business with other attendees last-minute: ‘I didn’t sign up for [this] on my days off’

In the thick of the holiday season, you will inevitably be invited to multiple parties you'd rather not attend for a multitude of reasons; You either haven't spoken to the host in ten years, dated them, or they're your boss. All of these options seem like they are, in fact, optional, but one is not… If your boss invites you to their holiday housewarming party, you go—even if it's the last thing you want to do.

Schmoozing is the name of the game in corporate. So, you put the suit on, buy a fancy bottle of scotch that you think smells like gasoline, and nod your head at the arrogant comments your boss and other C-suite executives make under the guise of a "joke".

The employee who shares this next story explains that his company's VP invited a few employees to his home for a holiday party, which marked nearly a year of his residency there. As the party approached, the employees were informed that they would have to "work" the room and partake in business conversations. The employee calls this "mandatory fun" and, quite frankly, they're not wrong.

Have you ever found yourself in a situation like this before? How did you get out of it?

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