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I’m just curious to know – for those of us who work full-time and study, do you/how often do you go to company social events and happy hours? I am in a dilemma because M-Thu I am traveling to a client and I try to use my Fridays to stay at home to work/study but most of the Fridays in my firm comprise of staff meetings, work socials and happy hours so I feel compelled to go on Fridays for the office meetings and skip social hours so that I can get some visibility. However, I don’t go to very many to stay in and study but all the associates my age (those who are done with the CPA as well as those who are still studying) go to all these socials and so I think I’ve gained the reputation as the associate who’s boring and never goes anywhere. There have been multiple occasions where my coworkers have been sarcastic about how I am never at any company events. I feel like this is hurting my reputation in the firm. It seems socializing plays a huge role in gaining some rep at big accounting firms. Has anyone been in a similar situation before or have some advice?
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