Being the Only One at Your Job Who’s Not Into It

There is perhaps no truer cliche than the one that posits, “Misery loves company.” This is precisely why so many office workers hang out together after cube hours and even get desperate enough to date one another–no one else can understand the banal plight. But what’s worse than working in an office is being the only one in said office who hasn’t drunk sufficiently from the Kool-Aid.

While everyone else delights and thrives on inside jokes and complaining about specific tasks and/or people from the job, you’ll relish the moment when you can get back to your overpriced hovel for a few hours of peace before the next morning when you have to put the veneer back on as best you can, even though that “team” photo of you being the only one in the group not smiling indicates very clearly where your true sentiments lie.