Inviting co-workers

[who22]

Yes. Why wouldn't it?

[jennistarr1]

I think so...maybe try and make it not such a hush hush thing, if someone hears about it, invite them along too...kind of like word of mouth so if someone didn't get invited it's simply because you haven't talked to them

[Deleted]

Absolutely. I do that all the time.

[ssmjlm]

Yes. When there was a large group of us that were younger we regularly went to HH together and did cook outs.

It was no biggie.

[Muddled]

This is not kindergarten. You don't have to invite the whole class anymore.

However, why don't you organize a happy hour? Target the people you want to come, but make it open to everyone.

[emilyinchile]

It would maybe be weird to invite 3 out of 4 coworkers just because that could make things awkward with the reject CW. 2 or 3 out of 35 is not weird. Inviting all 35 would be much weirder.

[Deleted]

You don't have to invite everyone. This isn't a 1st grade birthday party.

[womet]

Jan 24, 2013 16:05:31 GMT -5 Muddled said:

This is not kindergarten.

Unless you're swizz. Then you must invite everyone out to lunch with you.

[mbcdefg]

I would only find it rude if you talk about it extensively in front of the people that you don't invite.

I had coworkers at previous jobs that would do this a lot, and it was just so unnecessarily catty.

[womet]

Jan 24, 2013 16:17:02 GMT -5 swizz said:

We're going to happy hour tonight and DeadCatCWer and her new BFF aren't invited.

Have fun!

[goaskalice]

Jan 24, 2013 16:17:49 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

I would only find it rude if you talk about it extensively in front of the people that you don't invite.

I had coworkers at previous jobs that would do this a lot, and it was just so unnecessarily catty.

This. Have fun with people you like, no need to invite everyone or not invite anyone.

[Muddled]

Jan 24, 2013 16:17:02 GMT -5 swizz said:

Jan 24, 2013 16:09:44 GMT -5 womet said:

Unless you're swizz. Then you must invite everyone out to lunch with you.

We're going to happy hour tonight and DeadCatCWer and her new BFF aren't invited.

::clutches the pearls::

I really can't believe that this is an issue in your office. Weird.

[aurora]

I absolutely go out for coffee, lunch, happy hour, etc. with certain colleagues in small groups but not others. I agree the only time it would be really strange is if you worked with just a few people and always excluded just one of them.