https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1 You are new to the department and you have been invited to go out with some coworkers to the bar on Friday night after work. You find it difficult to manage conversation given the noise in a lot of bars. Additionally, you are not a drinker, and you really don’t want to go. What would you say in this situation? en-us 2019-08-08 14:03:21 UTC 2025-10-07 19:14:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373786105 I might tell them I am not interested. ]]> 2019-08-08 20:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373786105 https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787386 Be honest but polite: "I appreciate the invitation. But I'm really not a drinker and I have problems with noisy places. I'd love to join you another time though."]]> 2019-08-08 20:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787386 https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787421 I'm sorry, maybe another time.]]> 2019-08-08 20:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787421 https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787427 I'll appreciate them for the invitation and let them know I would have loved to go but then I might not be able to function well because I do not drink... ]]> 2019-08-08 20:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787427 https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787428 Tell them how much you appreciate the invite but let her/him know that you have some work that day.]]> 2019-08-08 20:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787428 https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787587 We would decline and apologize. However, we would suggest another meeting for lunch, for example.]]> 2019-08-08 20:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787587 https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787798 still go but leave earlier]]> 2019-08-08 20:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787798 https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787834 Tell them you are poor]]> 2019-08-08 20:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wilson77/fltasit1/wish/373787834