Starting to wonder if having empathy is career-limiting beyond a certain level.
I'm extremely turned off by the "wine and dine" type of socializing. I'm not much of an alcohol enjoyer, and I'd rather eat simple meals than anything fancy.
And when you look at the cost attached to these sorts of outings, you could feed a lot of people for the same amount of money. And I'd rather do that instead.
This is why I don't get invited to the important business events haha